Tag: Asia & Pacific

Congress Needs Answers on Past Incidents of Chinese Spy Balloons, Rep. Waltz Says

February 7, 2023
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Pentagon’s own admission on Feb. 6 of an “awareness gap” regarding previous Chinese balloon incursions in U.S. airspace has drawn concerns from Republican lawmakers. “If the CCP [Chinese Communist Party] have been exploiting a radar gap for so many years, Congress deserves answers on this vulnerability to our greatest adversary can be addressed,” said Rep….

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Congress Needs Answers on US Vulnerability Revealed in Chinese Spy Balloon Incident, Rep. Waltz Says

February 7, 2023
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Pentagon’s own admission on Feb. 6 of an “awareness gap” regarding previous Chinese balloon incursions in U.S. airspace has put a concerning vulnerability under the spotlight, according to Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.). “If the CCP [Chinese Communist Party] have been exploiting a radar gap for so many years, Congress deserves answers on this vulnerability to…

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Probe Reveals Engine Malfunction Behind Nepal Plane Crash That Killed 72 People

February 7, 2023
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Nepal’s investigation committee revealed on Monday that a faulty engine might have been the cause of the country’s deadliest plane crash in over three decades, which left 72 passengers and crew members dead. The committee made the revelation after analyzing data from the flight recorder and cockpit voice recorder of the Yeti Airlines ATR-72 aircraft…

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Suspected North Korean Balloon Reportedly in South Korean Airspace

February 7, 2023
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South Korea’s military has claimed that a suspected North Korean balloon briefly entered its airspace on Sunday, just days after the United States shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon flying in its airspace. The South Korean Ministry of Defense said on Monday that its military responded to the incident with “unspecified measures” but later…

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Japan Admits It Intervened in Forex Markets Twice Last October to Prop Up Yen

February 6, 2023
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TOKYO—Japan confirmed on Tuesday that it made record interventions in the foreign exchange market in October, selling the dollar worth 6.35 trillion yen ($48 billion) to support the yen currency, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed. The quarterly data showed a steep drop in the yen to a 32-year low of 151.94 to the dollar on…

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Report: Beijing’s Power in Asia Slumps as Australia Narrows Gap With Russia

February 6, 2023
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Beijing’s draconian “Zero-COVID” policies during the pandemic caused its influence in Asia to plummet, while Australia, which has been less affected by the pandemic, is within striking distance of overtaking Russia, a new report shows. China’s overall power in Asia declined the most in 2022, according to the Lowy Institute’s latest edition of Asia Power…

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US Sharing Info About Spy Balloon With ‘Allies and Partners Around the World’: State Department

February 6, 2023
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Amid intense criticism and scrutiny over the military and intelligence community’s failure to detect and prevent the entry of a Chinese spy balloon into U.S. airspace, even after at least three previous incursions of a similar nature, a spokesman for the State Department has tried to portray the Biden administration as taking a proactive approach,…

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Biden Admin Detected Chinese Spy Balloons During Trump Years Using ‘Enhanced’ Surveillance: Sullivan

February 6, 2023
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Improved surveillance capabilities allowed the U.S. administration to identify the Chinese spy balloon that traversed the country last week and detect similar flights during the Trump years, according to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Since President Joe Biden took office, the United States “enhanced our surveillance of our territorial airspace, we enhanced our…

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Biden Admin Retrospectively Detected Chinese Spy Balloons During Trump Years Using ‘Enhanced’ Surveillance: Sullivan

February 6, 2023
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Improved surveillance capabilities allowed the U.S. administration to identify the Chinese spy balloon that traversed the country last week and detect similar flights during the Trump years, according to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Since President Joe Biden took office, the United States “enhanced our surveillance of our territorial airspace, we enhanced our…

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Experts Predict Another Wave of COVID Infections in China

February 6, 2023
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China has experienced a massive COVID surge across the country since last December, with infections rates estimated at more than 80 percent. Experts have predicted that another wave of infections is coming. The Chinese communist regime’s State Council stated during a Jan. 30 press conference that the overall COVID situation in the country has entered a low…

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