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Reports: Canada found, retrieved Chinese spy buoys in Arctic

The Canadian Coast Guard ship Des Groseilliers is seen near the arctic community of Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Aug. 23, 2014. [Courtesy, VOA]

Months before a Chinese spy balloon drifted across Alaska and Canada, the Canadian military discovered and retrieved Chinese spy buoys in the Arctic, a region of long interest to Beijing.

The Chinese buoys were monitoring U.S. submarines and the melting of ice sheets.

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