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US intelligence says Chinese spy balloon WAS part of global surveillance operation

Brigadier General Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said in a news conference Wednesday that four more balloons have now been spotted flying in the skies above America

Daily Mirror

Pentagon: China’s conducted spy balloon program for years

Officials say that four previous balloons passed over U.S. territory during the Trump, Biden administrations. China insists the recent balloon was used for weather research.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chinese balloon was part of years-long spying program, US says

The high-altitude Chinese balloon that crossed over the U.S. last week is just part of a years-long surveillance program with Beijing deploying such craft around the globe, the US said, as officials sought to draw new attention to what they say is an increasingly aggressive Chinese spying campaign.

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Pentagon: China's conducted spy balloon program for years

The Pentagon says the Chinese balloon shot down off the South Carolina coast was part of a large surveillance program that China has been conducting for “several years."

The Independent UK

Biden warns US will act on China after balloon downing

Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday he would not hesitate to defend US interests against China after he ordered the downing of a suspected surveillance balloon but, delivering his State of the Union address, kept the door open to cooperation.

AFP

Pentagon says China refused to take call over balloon uproar

WASHINGTON — China rebuffed a U.S. effort to arrange a phone call between the two countries’ top defense officials after the United States shot down an alleged spy balloon, a Pentagon spokesman said, in a stark new sign of how the uproar over the balloon has sent ties between the…

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China refused call with Pentagon chief on day of balloon downing: US

Washington (AFP) - Beijing rejected a request for a secure call between Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and his counterpart on the day an American warplane shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, a US Department of Defense spokesman said Tuesday.

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Where is the Chinese ‘spy’ balloon now?

The balloon was shot down on Saturday afternoon along the East Coast at President Joe Biden’s orders

The Independent UK

Everything we know about the Chinese government's spy balloon

The balloon had the ability to collect communication signals, per a State Department spokesperson.

Axios

Everything we know about ‘Chinese spy balloon’ found hovering above northern US

White House has so far decided against shooting down balloon over Montana

The Independent UK

Where is the Chinese ‘spy’ balloon now?

The balloon was shot down on Saturday afternoon along the East Coast at President Joe Biden’s orders

The Independent UK

Pentagon: Second Chinese Spy Balloon Spotted over Latin America

The Pentagon announced that a second Chinese spy balloon was flying over Latin America. “We are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America,” Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder said, a day after the first craft was spotted over US skies.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China balloon: Many questions about suspected spy in the sky

A massive white orb flying across U.S. airspace has triggered a diplomatic maelstrom and is blowing up on social media

The Independent UK

Chinese balloon soars across US; Blinken scraps Beijing trip

Aside from the government response, fuzzy videos dotted social media as people with binoculars and telephoto lenses tried to find the “spy balloon” in the sky as it headed southeastward over Kansas and Missouri at 60,000 feet.

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US postpones Blinken's China visit in uproar over alleged spy balloon

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration postponed Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s upcoming trip to Beijing after detecting a Chinese surveillance balloon that was lingering at high altitude over sensitive nuclear sites in Montana.

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken postpones China trip over 'unacceptable' Chinese spy balloon violation

Antony Blinken calls off a trip to Beijing as US authorities describe a high-altitude Chinese balloon flight over sensitive sites as a violation of international law.

Tribune News Service

US postpones Blinken's China visit in uproar over spy balloon

The Independent UK

Pentagon says China balloon has ability to maneuver and ‘changed course’ as it moves east over US

Pentagon officials say the balloon is a surveillance craft, while Chinese officials claim it’s a civilian “airship”

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Blinken Scraps Rare Beijing Trip over Alleged China Spy Balloon

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday scrapped a rare Beijing trip aimed at easing escalating tensions between the two global powers, after the Pentagon said that China sent a spy balloon over the United States. Moments before the decision, China issued a rare statement of regret and blamed…

AFP

Blinken scraps rare Beijing trip over alleged China spy balloon

Washington (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday scrapped a rare Beijing trip aimed at easing escalating tensions between the two global powers, after the Pentagon said that China sent a spy balloon over the United States.

AFP

China 'regrets' US air intrusion as Blinken visit in balance

Washington (AFP) - China voiced regret Friday for an "unintentional" breach of US airspace by what it said was a civilian airship -- but the Pentagon called a spy balloon -- with a long-planned Beijing visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken hanging in the balance.

Axios

U.S. tracking suspected Chinese surveillance balloon flying over nation

The government is continuing to track and monitor the balloon closely.

France 24

Pentagon monitoring suspected Chinese spy balloon in US airspace

The Pentagon said Thursday it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon flying high over the United States, just days ahead of a rare visit to Beijing by the top US diplomat.

The Independent UK

Biggest ever US-Israel war games seen in spectacular pictures

Juniper Oak 23.2 is a bilateral, live-fire exercise that takes place in Israel and the Mediterranean Sea

ABC News

Ukrainian troops heading to United States to train on Patriot system at Oklahoma Army base

About 100 Ukrainian troops are expected to head to Oklahoma's Fort Sill as soon as next week to begin training on the Patriot missile defence system.

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