Category: US-China relations

Chinese Spy Balloon Shot Down, Falling Toward Atlantic

February 4, 2023
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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…

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Montana Authorities Address ‘Massive Explosion’ Rumors in Sky Where Chinese Spy Balloon Was Spotted

February 4, 2023
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Montana officials have issued a statement saying that reports of a “massive explosion” taking place in the sky near where a Chinese spy balloon was spotted are inaccurate after a video went viral on social media purporting to show several blasts in the sky over Billings and what could be debris falling to the ground….

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Another Chinese Spy Balloon Traveling Over Latin America, Pentagon Says

February 3, 2023
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A second Chinese spy balloon is currently traversing Latin America, Pentagon confirmed late on Feb. 3 amid rising concern about a Chinese surveillance balloon hovering eastward across the continental United States. “We are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America. We now assess it is another Chinese surveillance balloon,” Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen….

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Pentagon Rejects Chinese Claims on Spy Balloon

February 3, 2023
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The Pentagon said Friday that a Chinese spy balloon had moved eastward and was over the central United States, and that the United States rejected China’s claims that it was not being used for surveillance. Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, refused to provide details on exactly where the balloon was or whether…

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US Could Use Laser to Force Down Chinese Spy Balloon in ‘Semi-Controlled Descent’: Aerospace Specialist

February 3, 2023
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The United States can bring down the Chinese surveillance balloon currently flying eastward across the country by shooting it with a laser, which would cause it to gradually descend without inflicting serious damage to civilians on the ground, according to an aerospace specialist. The Defense Department previously ruled out shooting down the balloon, which was…

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Missouri Gov: ‘Zero’ News From Biden on Chinese Spy Balloon Now Flying Over His State

February 3, 2023
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parsons still hasn’t heard anything from the Biden administration about a Chinese surveillance balloon that has drifted over Missouri airspace in its eastward path across the United States, a Parsons staffer confirmed to The Epoch Times late in the afternoon on Feb. 3. “We have received zero communication from the Biden Administration…

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Biden Admin to Brief ‘Gang of Eight’ on Chinese Spy Balloon Following McCarthy’s Request

February 3, 2023
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) requested a “Gang of Eight” classified briefing on Feb. 2, after the Pentagon announced that it had been tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon floating over the United States. A spokesperson for Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told news outlets late Friday that the Biden administration is set to hold the…

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Esper, Pompeo Urge Biden to Shoot Down Chinese Spy Balloon

February 3, 2023
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Former Trump administration officials are calling out the Biden administration for its failure to shoot down or otherwise capture a Chinese spy balloon currently flying over the continental United States. Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said that the United States should attempt to capture the spy balloon, which entered U.S. airspace earlier this week,…

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White House Says Its ‘Keeping All Options On the Table’ In Response to Chinese Spy Balloon

February 3, 2023
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The White House on Feb. 3 said it was “keeping all options on the table” in relation to a Chinese spy balloon traveling across the United States. White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden was briefed on the balloon flight on Tuesday, and a senior defense official previously said it was the “strong recommendation” of…

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Not Just Balloons: The CCP’s Expansive Spy Campaign Against America

February 3, 2023
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News Analysis News that the Pentagon is tracking a Chinese communist spy balloon hovering over the United States this week is raising concerns about the extent of China’s espionage efforts against America and its citizens. But just how far is the regime willing to go in order to spy on and undermine the United States?…

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