Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from China

'Flying' objects: Fourth US shootdown in eight days makes world wonder what’s next

WASHINGTON: The US military had never shot down an object in American airspace before taking out a Chinese balloon off South Carolina last week. Now it’s becoming a near-daily occurrence.

The Times of India

US fighter jets shoot down fourth 'Chinese spy balloon'

Many Americans have been captivated by the drama playing out in the skies as fighter jets scramble to shoot down objects.

Wales Online

Philippines: China ship hits Filipino crew with laser light

The Philippines has accused a Chinese coast guard ship of hitting a Philippine coast guard vessel with a military-grade laser and temporarily blinding some of its crew in the disputed South China Sea

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Philippines urges China to prevent any 'provocative act' after complaint over laser

China should restrain its forces to prevent them committing any "provocative act", the Philippine military said on Monday, after Manila accused China's coast guard of using a laser to try to disrupt a resupply mission to troops in the South China Sea.

Reuters

What we know about the four objects the US military has shot out of the sky

The US military has shot four objects out of the sky in eight days. So what's going on?

ABC News

U.S. holds drills in South China Sea amid tensions with China

Exercises involving ships, ground forces and aircraft took place Saturday, officials said. China claims virtually the entire sea and objects to military activity in the waterway.

Chicago Sun-Times

There are 60,000 Chinese-made surveillance systems in Australia – how concerned should we be?

Australian government offices have begun removing more than 900 Chinese-made surveillance cameras, intercoms, electronic entry systems and video recorders. Last week, a government audit found the technology had been installed in more than 250 departments and agencies.

The Conversation

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

US holds drills in South China Sea amid tensions with China

The United States Navy and Marine Corps are holding drills in the South China Sea at a time of heightened tensions with Beijing over the shooting down of a suspected Chinese spy balloon

The Independent UK

What the sci-fi blockbuster Wandering Earth II can teach us about China's global and local aspirations

A prequel to the 2019 film Wandering Earth, the Chinese blockbuster hit Wandering Earth II opens on a futuristic dystopia where the dying Sun is about to explode and engulf Earth.

The Conversation

What do we know about the four flying objects shot down by the US?

Downing of Chinese balloon off the US coast has been followed by three incidents, raising questions about North American security

The Guardian - UK

China spy balloons ‘may have passed over UK’ as government launches security review

Repeated incidents show global security deteriorating, says Ben Wallace

The Independent UK

‘Unidentified object’ shot down by U.S. fighter jets over Lake Huron is the third in a week

Officials briefly shut down air traffic over Lake Michigan but reopened it after an hour. Concerns are high in Washington about a large-scale Chinese aerial surveillance program.

Chicago Sun-Times

China camera caution well justified

WHILE it would be pleasant to take China's assurances Australian government installations have nothing to fear from its affordable smart CCTV cameras that even come with free software at face value, Beijing's past conduct makes that difficult.

Newcastle Herald

US shoots down ‘octagonal’ flying object near military sites in Michigan

Military general says he will not rule out any explanation as fourth object is downed over North America this month

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

France 24

US military shoots down fourth flying object after Great Lakes airspace closure

A US fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron on Sunday on orders from President Joe Biden. It was the fourth such downing in eight days and the latest military strike in an extraordinary chain of events over US airspace that Pentagon officials believe has no peacetime…

Tribune News Service

China reportedly ready to down object flying near naval base

China is getting ready to take down an unidentified object flying over waters near the port city of Qingdao, which is home to a major naval base for the People’s Liberation Army, Chinese news outlet The Paper reported.

InsideEVs

China: Tesla Model Y Price Increased Slightly

The entry-level Model Y became a bit more expensive in China. Tesla appears to be cautiously seeking a new balance between the supply and demand for its EVs.

Chicago Sun-Times

US fighter shot down object over northern Canada: prime minister

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with President Joe Biden about the object, and jets from both countries, operating as part of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, were scrambled.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Axios

Schumer: "It is wild" U.S. didn't know about China's balloon program earlier

Sen. Schumer said the U.S. military and intelligence are "focused like a laser" on gathering more information about the balloons.

The Independent UK

Sen. Schumer says 2 downed objects believed to be balloons

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the United States believes the unidentified objects shot down by American fighter jets over Canada and Alaska were balloons, though smaller than the China balloon downed over the Atlantic Ocean last weekend

Daily Mirror

Mystery wall of green LASERS spotted in Hawaii - and China could be behind it

Unusual activity was spotted on Hawaii's tallest mountain Manua Ke last month which appeared to show a wall of green lasers. NASA have denied the satellite belongs to them

Axios

Tim Kaine stresses importance of U.S.-China communication after spy balloon incident

“You need to keep a line of communications open between the two most powerful nations in the world."

Daily Mirror

China 'detects UFO' in airspace days after US shoots down 'spy balloon'

An employee at the marine development authority in East China's Shandong Province announced on Sunday that they had spotted the UFO flying in waters near the coastal city of Rizhao, Global Times reports

The Conversation

Chinese immigrants look to digital Chinatowns to find love online

Where do people go for good Chinese food? One obvious answer is Chinatown. Many large cities have established Chinatowns and other neighbourhoods that serve as a cultural base for different communities. But increasingly, more than existing in physical space, these ethnic communities are forming in cyberspace.

Bangkok Post

After spy balloon incident, can China and the US talk again?

When US Secretary of State Antony Blinken this month called off his trip to Beijing, he chose his words carefully. China's launch of a spy balloon on a high-altitude journey over the United States was unacceptable and irresponsible, he said, but he was postponing - not cancelling - his visit.

1 … 1450 1451 1452 1453

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Chinese Communist Party

House Intelligence Committee

North American Aerospace Defense Command

White House National Security Council

10 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.