Category: US-China relations

Hawley Announces Senate Resolution Condemning CCP for Spy Balloon

February 10, 2023
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) will introduce a resolution in the Senate condemning the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for flying a spy balloon over the United States. The balloon—first reported on Feb. 1 after it was spotted in the skies over Billings, Montana—traveled the length of the country, collecting data over multiple U.S. missile and nuclear…

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US, UK, and Australia Carry Out China-Focused Air Drills

February 9, 2023
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NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada—The United States, Britain, and Australia carried out joint air drills on Wednesday over the Nevada desert and beyond as part of an effort to simulate high-end combat operations against Chinese fighter aircraft and air defenses. Reuters accompanied British forces for several hours during the U.S.-hosted, three-week-long Red Flag exercises aboard…

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EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Chip Roy to Roll Out Bill Aimed at Cutting Manufacturing Reliance on China

February 9, 2023
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A group of Republicans led by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is set to introduce a bill aimed at bringing manufacturing back to the United States and restoring economic independence from China. Despite rising political tensions between the world’s top two economic powers, U.S. trade with China has steadily grown, setting a new record last year….

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‘A Lot of Unanswered Questions’: Senators React After Classified Briefing on Chinese Spy Balloon

February 9, 2023
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Republicans are reacting with disapproval following a hearing which examined the Biden DoD’s response to a Chinese spy balloon that traversed the continental United States last week. Pentagon officials testified before a Senate Appropriations Defense hearing on Feb. 9, where they defended the department’s decision not to engage with China’s high-altitude surveillance balloon for an…

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FBI Has Recovered ‘Extremely Limited’ Chinese Spy Balloon Debris, Says Most Parts Still Underwater

February 9, 2023
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Most of the debris from the Chinese spy balloon shot down by the U.S. military last week is still lying in the ocean. The FBI has so far recovered very limited physical evidence from the Chinese surveillance balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4, and senior FBI officials said that…

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Congresman ‘Shocked’ at US Decisions on Chinese Spy Balloon After Classified Briefing

February 9, 2023
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The revelations from the House-wide closed-door briefing about the Chinese spy balloon did nothing to reassure Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) about the steps the United States took to handle the incident. In a conversation after the classified briefing on Feb. 9 morning, Higgins said he was “surprised” and “shocked at what I was hearing of…

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Congressman ‘Shocked’ at US Decisions on Chinese Spy Balloon After Classified Briefing

February 9, 2023
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The revelations from the House-wide closed-door briefing about the Chinese spy balloon did nothing to reassure Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) about the steps the United States took to handle the incident. In a conversation after the classified briefing on Feb. 9 morning, Higgins said he was “surprised” and “shocked at what I was hearing of…

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US Military and Biden Admin Failed in Their Response to Chinese Spy Balloon: Gordon Chang

February 9, 2023
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That the Chinese spy balloon was allowed to traverse the United States for eight days before being shot down was a failure by the U.S. military and the Biden administration, China expert Gordon Chang said in an interview, which aired on “Newsmakers” by NTD on Feb. 8. “Jan. 28, this balloon entered the U.S. Air Defense…

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Expert Explains Why Chinese Spy Balloon Could Invade US Airspace Unchecked

February 9, 2023
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An expert has laid out reasons why the Chinese spy balloon could invade U.S. airspace unchecked. The Chinese balloon was first sighted above Montana, a state that houses intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) silos, earlier last week. A top Pentagon official said on Feb. 3 that the balloon flew at 60,000 feet (18,300 meters), had the…

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DOD Under Fire for Response to Chinese Spy Balloon

February 9, 2023
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U.S. Defense officials are under fire for their decision to allow a Chinese spy balloon to traverse the continental United States. Lawmakers told members of the defense community that they would be held accountable should Congress find fault with the Department of Defense’s (DOD) decision-making during a Senate Appropriations Defense hearing on the issue of…

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