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White House says Chinese spy balloon was watching ‘sensitive military sites’ and program has been targeting US for years

National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says the US gained valuable intelligence by monitoring the Chinese airship as it transited US airspace

The Independent UK

White House on China balloon saga: Blinken to reschedule trip when time is right

The White House on Monday said a suspected Chinese spy balloon's flight over the United States has done nothing to improve already tense relations with Beijing and that top diplomat Antony Blinken will seek to reschedule a postponed trip when the time is right.

Reuters

China accuses US of indiscriminate use of force over balloon

The US shot down the balloon after it travelled over sensitive military sites across North America

Irish Mirror

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This wasn't the first Chinese balloon over the U.S. Why were the others ignored?

Chinese surveillance balloons have flown over the U.S. at least four times in recent years. But the U.S. didn't learn about these cases until the intelligence community discovered them afterwards.

WEKU

Canada expands temporary work permit program for Hong Kong residents

The Canadian government is broadening the criteria for Hong Kong residents to apply to work in Canada through a temporary work permit program that was introduced after China imposed new security rules on the former British colony in 2020, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said on Monday.

Reuters

War of words over downed Chinese spy balloon continues as US recovers debris

Beijing lodges formal complaint with US embassy as Washington throws criticism back at China

The Guardian - UK

3 Stocks to Steer Clear From in February 2023

While the Fed’s rate hikes and a slowing economy have kept sales under pressure, rising tensions between the US and China might cause further disruptions in the EV industry. Hence, fundamentally weak stocks NIO (NIO), Nikola (NKLA), and Lordstown Motors (RIDE) might be best avoided now. Keep reading.

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Nothing About the Chinese Balloon Saga Makes Sense

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Thousands of people were killed and hundreds of building were destroyed after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey’s southeastern region, near the Syrian border, early on Monday. Just a few hours later as rescue efforts were underway, an earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale hit central Turkey. Another…

The Times of India

Don fumes over spy balloons on his watch

The Pentagon discovered the earlier flights but “never informed” Trump, Republican congressman says

Salon

China's demand for Africa's donkeys is rising. Why it's time to control the trade

In recent years, there’s been a huge, rising demand for donkey hides in China, where they are used to make an ancient health-related product called ejiao. Ejiao is made from collagen that’s been extracted from donkey hides mixed with herbs and other ingredients to create medicinal and health consumer products.…

The Conversation

China: After Price Cuts, Tesla Increased EV Sales In January 2023

Tesla starts the year 2023 with slight growth of Made-in-China (MIC) Model 3/Model Y electric car sales in China.

InsideEVs

The US and the Philippines' military agreement sends a warning to China – 5 key things to know

The United States and the Philippines announced on Feb. 2, 2023, that the U.S. is expanding its military presence across more military bases in the Southeast Asian country, giving the U.S. a potential advantage in its efforts to thwart China’s possible efforts to take control of Taiwan.

The Conversation

Analysis-China's military has shown growing interest in high-altitude balloons

As China and the United States tussle over what Washington says was a Chinese surveillance balloon over U.S. territory, dozens of Chinese documents point to surging interest in using balloon technology for military purposes.

Reuters

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China's strategic support command linked to balloon

BEIJING -- The Chinese reconnaissance balloon shot down off the United States on Saturday by U.S. forces is believed to have been operated with the involvement of the Strategic Support Force (SSF), a command tasked with strategic space, cyber and electronic warfare missions for China's military.

Caixin Global

China Says Another Balloon Has Strayed Into Foreign Skies

The unmanned airship deviated far from its planned route and unintentionally flew over parts of Latin America and the Caribbean, foreign ministry spokesperson says

Caixin Global

U.S. Hedge Fund Giant Citadel Tries to Tap Into China

CSRC has accepted Citadel subsidiary’s application for the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor program

Caixin Global

China Launches Pilot to Make Most ‘Public’ Vehicles NEVs

Under the trial, participating cities will build out new-energy infrastructure to help them replace older vehicles with ones that don’t run on fossil fuels

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The Independent UK

Biden offers to brief Trump team on Chinese spy balloons they failed to catch

Biden administration official reveals Trump officials weren’t even aware of China’s surveillance balloons at the time

The New Daily

Experts float theories on Chinese balloon shot down by US

On Saturday the US military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon ending its week-long voyage through US airspace.

France 24

Landmark subversion trial opens in Hong Kong for pro-democracy activists

Some of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists went on trial Monday in the biggest prosecution yet under a law imposed by China’s ruling Communist Party to crush dissent.

Axios

The coming China-EV showdown in Congress

Congress is launching probes into the EV industry's reliance on China and the potential risks to national security and efforts to prevent forced labor abroad.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: We need to boost COVID-19 surveillance to detect new viral variants

In the 1967 film “The Graduate,” the title character played by Dustin Hoffman attends a post-graduation party where a partygoer beckons him from the boisterous crowd and gives him a single word of career advice that has become an iconic cinema quote: “Plastics.”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Direct superpower confrontation with China no longer seems a distant scenario

Ominous signs are growing about the potential for direct military conflict between the United States and China. It’s not every day when a top military commander predicts in a memo that military confrontation could happen by 2025 with Beijing. But that’s exactly what Gen. Michael A. Minihan warned a few…

Caixin Global

Editorial: Boosting China’s Growth Requires Addressing Fundamental Problems

Enhancing confidence and improving expectations depend on deepening reform

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