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What you need to know about the suspected Chinese spy balloon floating over the US

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Defense Department says it’s monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, as of Friday floating over the Central U.S. and underscoring mutual suspicion between the world’s two largest economies just as top diplomats had prepared to hold talks in Beijing. Here’s what we know so far:

Tribune News Service

Chinese balloon high over US stirs unease far below

The Chinese balloon drifting high above the U.S. and first revealed over Montana has created a buzz down below among residents — and raised a chorus of alarm from elected officials

The Independent UK

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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Blinken scraps rare China trip over alleged 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 flew a spy balloon over the United States.

AFP

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.

ABC News

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

Tribune News Service

GOP Angry Over Biden's Stance on Chinese Spy Balloon

Chinese officials say the balloon is a "civilian airship' used for weather research that has gone off course.

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Longer-range rockets included in $2 billion U.S. pledge for Ukraine

A new rocket that would double Ukraine's strike range in its war with Russia was included in a $2.175 billion U.S. military aid package, the Pentagon said on Friday.

Reuters

Chinese spy balloon changes course, floating over central United States-Pentagon

A Chinese spy balloon has changed course and is now floating eastward at about 60,000 feet (18,300 meters) over the central United States, demonstrating a capability to maneuver, the U.S. military said on Friday, in the latest twist to a spying saga that led U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken…

Reuters

Why doesn’t US military shoot down the Chinese ‘spy’ balloon?

‘We’re monitoring the situation closely and reviewing options’

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”

The Independent UK

Longer-Range Rockets Included in $2 Bln US Pledge for Ukraine

A new rocket that would double Ukraine's strike range for the first time in its war with Russia was included in a more than $2.175 billion military aid package to be sent by the United States, a US official said on Friday. "As part of the USAI package, we will…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Where is the Chinese ‘spy’ balloon now?

The Chinese “intelligence-gathering” airship has been sighted close to a number of “sensitive sites” over the continental United States, officials say

The Independent UK

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…

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The Independent UK

Watch: Pentagon holds briefing amid Chinese spy balloon incident

The Pentagon held a press briefing in the aftermath of a Chinese surveillance balloon being detected over the US.

Axios

Blinken postpones trip to China after discovery of suspected surveillance balloon

U.S. defense officials alleged the balloon is flying over sensitive areas to collect information.

AFP

Blinken scraps rare Beijing trip over alleged China spy balloon

Tribune News Service

US to postpone Blinken’s visit to China over its spy balloon

The Biden administration has decided to postpone 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, according two officials.

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The Guardian - US

US secretary of state postpones China visit after spy balloon flies over Montana

Antony Blinken delays trip, as China claims balloon was for ‘meteorological’ purposes and was blown off course

The Independent UK

Biden avoids questions on Chinese balloon as Blinken cancels trip

The Pentagon said the airship is ‘currently traveling at an altitude well above commercial air traffic and does not present a military or physical threat to people on the ground’

Bangkok Post

China 'regrets' airship that strayed into US

BEIJING: China voiced regret on Friday for an “unintended” breach of US airspace by what it said was an unmanned civilian airship, after the Pentagon said it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon.

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.

WEKU

Blinken postpones his Beijing trip after a Chinese balloon is spotted over Montana

China's foreign ministry described the balloon as "a civilian airship" for meteorological research that had blown far off course by winds. The Pentagon suspects it's collecting sensitive information.

The Independent UK

Trump leads calls for Pentagon to shoot down the Chinese air balloon over Montana

“Shoot down the balloon,” the former president posted on Truth Social on Friday

Wales Online

China says 'spy balloon' spotted over USA is research 'airship'

It was said to have deviated from its course

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