@PunishedD @Shadowman311 @TheWeez There’s an interesting take in Gonzalo Lira’s most recent video, that may offer an explanation.
His logic is that zog needs an enemy to keep Europe as vassal states. This used to be Russia, but with Ukraine it’s clear that NATO can’t defeat Russia. Russia also doesn’t have imperial ambitions towards W-Eu. So zog needs a new, viable enemy quickly, with China being the best candidate.
From here it’s my theory. Normally such a balloon would have just been shot down, and never made the news. Remember, when something becomes “news” is because they want it to be news. Now they can hyperventilate about China against our precious bodily fluids nucular weapons in Montana or wherever.