The Chinese authorities say a surveillance balloon sighted over sensitive US territory is theirs, but insist its purpose is for weather research and that it was blown off course by unexpected winds. We’ve looked at…
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Chinese balloon seen over U.S. was for weather research, Beijing says
A balloon the U.S. suspected may have been conducting surveillance over the northwestern United States was a civilian “airship” used for research, mainly meteorological purposes, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
AP Explains: Blinken postpones China visit over mystery balloon
Secretary of State Antony Blinken abruptly canceled a high-stakes Beijing trip aimed at easing U.S.-Chine tensions after a huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon was discovered floating in U.S. airspace.
China testing, mocking Biden with spy balloon: Rep. Mike Gallagher
House Select China Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Gallagher questions why the U.S. didn’t blow the Chinese spy balloon out of the sky on ‘America Reports.’
Suspected Spy Balloon Hampers China’s Efforts to Ease Tensions With U.S.
Beijing said it was looking into reports about an object seen flying over Montana. “Speculation and hype will not help,” a Chinese government spokeswoman said.
Republicans paint Biden as soft on China as surveillance balloon soars over US
As a massive spy balloon continues to float over the continental U.S., President Joe Biden is facing pressure to shoot it down as Republicans paint him as soft on China.
China must join Ghana debt restructuring effort soon, Germany’s Lindner says
Germany’s finance minister singled out China during a visit to Ghana on Friday, as he called on countries that have lent to the embattled West African nation to form a creditor committee quickly to help…
Mike Pompeo calls on Biden to shoot down China’s balloon, warns his ‘weakness is provocative’
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the “Biden administration’s weakness is provocative” as it refuses to take down a Chinese spy balloon hovering over the U.S.
China’s Xi has ordered military to be ready for Taiwan invasion by 2027, CIA Director Burns says
William Burns, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, said this week that China’s president has instructed the country’s army to be ready to successfully invade Taiwan by 2027.
Jack Dorsey’s Damus Not Welcome In China: Is Bitcoin Lightning Network To Blame?
Jack Dorsey-backed Twitter alternative Damus, which features integration with the Bitcoin Lightning Network, has been banned from the China App Store. According to Damus, they received a notification …
Sri Lanka IMF Deal Stalls Amid China-World Bank Relief Split
China said it wanted multilateral lenders to provide debt relief to Sri Lanka as part of a broader restructuring of loans, a demand at odds with other major creditors and likely to slow a pact…
Blinken postpones his China trip after a Chinese balloon is spotted over Montana
China’s foreign ministry described the balloon as “a civilian airship” for meteorological research that had blown far off course by winds. The Pentagon suspects it’s collecting sensitive information.
Stefanik calls for intelligence brief on China spy balloon: ‘Wakeup call for Joe Biden’
Rep. Elise Stefanik demanded an intelligence briefing on China’s “violation” of U.S. airspace Friday in response to the communist country’s spy balloon hovering over Montana.
