They must think people have the memory of a goldfish. They must know this was an embarrassment last time but they are trying to push it again.
The final paragraph which you can almost imagine them reading in that rapid, machine gun style they use when listing the side effects of drugs in television adverts:
In February the US shot down what it said was a Chinese surveillance balloon flying in its airspace. The fallout saw the collapse of attempts to repair the US-China relationship, with US secretary of state Antony Blinken cancelling a visit to Beijing. The US later said it had not collected intelligence.
Clowns....no amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party...So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin.
Truly tabloid stuff. I mean, one effing hour of the weather balloon over an 'unofficial' border in Taiwan straights - gimme a break. Then pile on the drone and jets into the story for good measure.
Glancing at the related headlines I also noticed last week's story:
Chinese prisoner’s ID card apparently found in lining of Regatta coat