Irish Examiner view: More than just spy balloons

Chinese technology

Tiktok is a Chinese company popular young audience worldwide. Picture: AP Photo/File

It has been a challenging few days for technology coming out of China. The Middle Kingdom’s growing power is becoming manifest in many ways, but there seems to be an increasing distrust of its tech.

The US recently shot down a Chinese balloon off the South Carolina coast, believing it to be carrying out surveillance of its territory; the US State Department has since warned that China has balloons carrying out similar surveillance missions over five continents.