According to PLA Daily, China’s Military Balloon Program is perfect since balloons are less expensive and easier to control than airplanes or satellites, can carry greater payloads and cover a wider area, and are more difficult to detect, making them a silent killer.
Years before a huge white Chinese spy balloon caught America's eye, a leading Chinese aerospace expert was closely monitoring the course of an unmanned airship traveling across the world.
The white blimp was enormous, wei...