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The Pentagon says China declined a phone call in response to the balloon's downing

In a sign of continued tense relations, the U.S. says China declined the request for a phone call between top defense officials

WEKU

As jets closed in on China balloon, hobbyists were listening

The extraordinary scene of U.S. fighter jets getting ready to strike the Chinese balloon had many people along the Carolina coast straining their necks and pointing their smartphones to the sky to capture the moment of impact

The Independent UK

US Navy releases pictures of ‘spy balloon’ recovery

The US Navy has released photos of its recovery of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot out of the sky.

The New Daily

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US Navy releases first images of Chinese ‘spy’ balloon recovery

US is carrying out an extensive operation to gather all the pieces of the device, which was shot down at the weekend.

Al Jazeera

Lawmakers ready to investigate Chinese spy balloon

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers returned to Washington this week eager to tackle outstanding questions about a Chinese spy balloon’s journey across the U.S. and what it means for the broader relationship between the U.S. and China.

Tribune News Service

Foreign funds flock to Asia amid economic recovery

Foreign funds continued to flow into Asian stock markets in January, backed by the economic recovery and China's reopening, according to a Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) briefing on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

China’s Spy Balloons May Have Used Ground Penetrating Radar, Former Navy Seal Says

The FBI lab will uncover the satellite's secrets by examining the wreckage in the coming weeks.

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John Major says Britain made a “colossal mistake” when it left the European Union

"I understand the sovereignty arguments, though many of them are more semantic than real"

Belfast Live

China Speeds Up Approval of Wholly Foreign-Owned Fund Managers

With Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan rulings, authorities have cleared four such ventures already this year compared with just one last year

Caixin Global

Protest laws would be denounced if done by China, says ex-Hong Kong Governor

Tory peer Lord Patten of Barnes said he found it ‘astonishing’ that the Public Order Bill was being proposed.

The Independent UK

Two major announcements about Australia's defence force are imminent. Here's what to expect

The United States’ shooting down of a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina over the weekend points to international security affairs being on a knife edge.

The Conversation

What we know about Chinese spy balloons that flew over US during Trump administration

Intelligence officials discovered at least three earlier espionage flights during Donald Trump’s time in the White House as investigations underway into scale and scope of China’s surveillance campaign

The Independent UK

The Chinese spy balloon drama from inside China

Propaganda and censorship can make bilateral tensions worse.

Axios

Spy balloon videos dominated TikTok. Why didn’t China stop them?

TikTok insists it is not a propaganda tool of the Chinese Communist Party. Viral coverage of the Chinese spy balloon showed it not only allowed but promoted content critical of the authoritarian government

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Radio France Internationale

UK and EU look for new roles after Brexit

Britain has made moral and military support for Ukraine a fundamental plank of its post-Brexit foreign policy, winning support in Eastern Europe and aligning itself with the US, Alexander Zevin writes is this month's Monde Diplomatique

The Guardian - US

Chinese spy balloon seen above Hawaii and Florida in 2019, report says

Air force report details balloon while Pentagon officials say China had sent three over the US during Trump’s time in office

Roll Call

Lawmakers ready to investigate Chinese spy balloon - Roll Call

Republicans weigh whether to introduce a resolution condemning Chinese spying or the Biden administration’s response to the incursion.

Irish Mirror

China says it will 'safeguard interests' after US shoots down balloon

China claims it was a civilian balloon used for meteorological research

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Tribune News Service

Little-noticed US funding for China tech sector now draws scrutiny

WASHINGTON — Even as Washington takes a hard line on keeping U.S. technology and data beyond China’s reach, the federal government has thus far been slow to close another channel of technology assistance: potentially billions of dollars in U.S. investment in Chinese tech startup companies.

Newsroom.co.nz

Hipkins' energy – and inexperience – on display in Australia visit

The new PM's enthusiasm for his role was palpable during his first offshore visit to Canberra, but more work may be needed on his foreign policy bona fides.

Reuters

Belgian police detain 25 in Chinese sex worker trafficking inquiry

Belgian police raided 26 addresses across the country and detained 25 people on Tuesday as part of an investigation into a gang suspected of trafficking women from China to become sex workers.

Tribune News Service

Everything we know right now about China's second balloon

As the U.S. attempts to recover the sunken remains of a huge Chinese balloon it blasted out of the sky with a missile, Beijing acknowledged ownership of a second balloon spotted drifting over several Latin American countries.

ABC News

Hong Kong pulls Simpsons episode that mentions forced labour camps and bitcoin mines

First it was a reference to Tiananmen Square that saw an episode pulled two years ago, now it's one that mentions forced labour camps as The Simpsons gets political again.

Evening Standard

Brexit was a ‘colossal mistake’, former PM Sir John Major tells committee

The ex-prime minister said he is not a ‘significant Europhile’ but believes the UK was stronger in the European Union

The Independent UK

Brexit ‘colossal mistake’, ex-Tory PM John Major tells MPs

Ex-PM says UK stronger in the EU – as Jeremy Hunt challenged to admit Britain ‘poorer’ after Brexit

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