Category: US-China relations

Senate Defense Panel to Hold Hearing for ‘Real Answers’ Over Chinese Balloon: Sen. Jon Tester

The Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee will hold a hearing to get answers surrounding the suspected Chinese spy balloon that floated over the United States. Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), chair of the Senate defense subcommittee, announced on Friday that Biden administration officials will have to answer questions about the balloon, which was first detected in the…


Another Possible Chinese Spy Balloon Detected by Latin American Country

Officials in Colombia confirmed a sighting of an airborne object similar to a balloon flying over its territory, although it’s not clear if it’s of Chinese origin. In a statement Saturday as U.S. officials shot down a Chinese spy balloon near the Carolina coastline, the Colombian military said its air defense service “detected an object above…


US Extends Protection for Hong Kong Residents, Citing Chinese Repression

On Jan. 26, President Joe Biden announced the extension of Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for eligible Hong Kong residents for two years. The DED had been set to expire on Feb. 5. DED is a program authorized at the discretion of the U.S. president, which protects certain individuals from deportation and allows them to live…


Trump Responds After Anonymous Official Claims Chinese Spy Balloons Flew Over US on His Watch

Former President Donald Trump responded to claims that Chinese regime spy balloons entered U.S. airspace during his administration, saying such alleged events “never happened.” An anonymous U.S. Defense Department official said over the weekend that spy balloons transited over U.S. territory under the Trump administration. But Trump, in a Fox News interview on Sunday, pushed…


Officials Issue Warning Not to Touch Chinese Spy Balloon Debris

Local officials in North and South Carolina issued warnings to locals not to touch a suspected Chinese spy balloon that was shot down by U.S. jets over the Atlantic Ocean. If debris from the balloon washes ashore, people should contact local authorities. Warnings were issued by local municipalities over the weekend after the balloon went…


Military Experts Issue Warnings on Possible US-China Conflict After Spy Balloon Shot Down

Several former military officials said that the United States could face significant shortfalls if there is ever a conflict with the Chinese regime over Taiwan, coming as U.S. military jets shot down a Chinese spy balloon that drifted across the United States. “Unfortunately, talking broadly and in overall terms, the Chinese have dramatically increased their…


Naval Recovery Mission Underway to Find Chinese Spy Balloon’s Debris

The U.S. military has started a recovery mission for the Chinese spy balloon shot down by a U.S. fighter jet on Saturday afternoon, according to the Pentagon. Several U.S. Navy and Coastal vessels established a security perimeter where the balloon fell, about six nautical miles off the coast of South Carolina, and were searching for…


Naval Recovery Mission Underway to Find Chinese Spy Balloon Debris

The U.S. military has started a recovery mission for debris from the Chinese spy balloon that was shot down by a U.S. fighter jet on Feb. 4, according to the Pentagon. Several U.S. Navy and Coast Guard vessels established a security perimeter where the balloon hit the water, about six nautical miles off the coast…


China Deploys War-Oriented ‘Defence Mobilization Offices’ Nationwide Amid Communist Ruling Crisis: Analysis

News Analysis The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recently touted the need for a new pattern of war-oriented defense mobilization, with related offices popping up across the country. Experts say this indicates a rise in the party’s warmongering tendencies linked to the pressing crisis of regime collapse. PLA Daily, a CCP military newspaper, published a commentary…


Chinese Spy Ballon Shot Down, Falling Toward Atlantic

The Chinese surveillance balloon drifting east toward the Atlantic Ocean has been shot down by the U.S. military and is now falling into the sea, video shows. The news came shortly after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded flights in three airports in the Carolinas as the Chinese surveillance balloon makes its way eastward past these…