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U.S. handling of balloon incident 'hysterical', says China's top diplomat

China's top diplomat Wang Yi said on Saturday that the U.S. handling of the balloon incident had been "unimaginable" and "hysterical" - an "absurd" act that had violated international norms.

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China’s Xi Plans ‘Peace Speech’ on Ukraine Invasion Anniversary, Italy Min Says

China's President Xi Jinping will deliver a "peace speech" on the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Italy's foreign minister said on Friday, citing top diplomat Wang Yi. Wang Yi "told me that Xi will deliver a peace speech on the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine" on Feb. 24,…

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China's Xi plans 'peace speech' on Ukraine invasion anniversary, Italy min says

China's President Xi Jinping will deliver a 'peace speech' on the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Italy's foreign minister said on Friday, citing top diplomat Wang Yi.

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Security Conference opens with Ukraine and China but no Russia

On Friday, the German city of Munich will host its annual security conference, bringing together top politicians, defence specialists and contributors to both sides of the war in Ukraine. Russia will not be represented.

Radio France Internationale

Russia fires deadly barrage of missiles at targets across Ukraine

Russia launched missile strikes across Ukraine on Thursday, Ukrainian officials said, killing at least one civilian, after Western allies pledged to ramp up military aid to the Ukrainian armed forces to support a planned counter-offensive. Follow FRANCE 24 to see how the day's events unfolded updates. All times are Paris…

France 24

France and China have 'same objective' on peace in Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron and China's top diplomat Wang Yi have agreed to contribute towards peace in Ukraine. China remains an important Russian ally, and has not condemned its invasion of Ukraine launched nearly a year ago.

Radio France Internationale

China warns of retaliation against US over balloon saga

China warned that it will retaliate against the U.S. over violations of its sovereignty, potentially escalating the lingering balloon dispute just as top diplomats from both nations plan to attend a security conference in Germany.

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Blinken eyes balloon détente in possible meeting with Chinese counterpart

A failure to meet would indicate how serious the diplomatic rift actually is.

Axios

China's top diplomat starts weeklong Europe tour in Paris

China's top diplomat is in Paris, the first stop on a tour of Europe that comes amid rising tensions between the United States and China after the American downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon

The Independent UK

China's top diplomat holds Paris talks on first leg of European tour

China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, met with French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday at the start of his trip to Europe, amid renewed tensions between China and the United States.

France 24

US, China diplomats weigh first meeting after balloon drama

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is considering a meeting with Wang Yi, China’s top diplomat, at a security conference later this week, people familiar with the matter said, in what would be their first face-to-face talks since an uproar over a Chinese balloon led to a new…

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No indication aliens are connected to the flying objects over the US, White House says

The White House hits back at Beijing's claims about US high-altitude balloons flying over China's airspace without permission more than 10 times, as it dismisses any connection between the mysterious flying objects and alien activity.

ABC News

Top U.S., China diplomats weigh first meeting since balloon drama

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is considering meeting top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference starting this week, in what would be their first face-to-face talks after the United States shot down what it said was a Chinese spy balloon and other flying objects, sources said.

Reuters

Japan, China top diplomats preparing for informal talks on sidelines of conference in Germany - Kyodo

Top diplomats from Japan and China are preparing to hold informal talks on the sidelines of an international conference in Germany, Kyodo news agency reported on Monday.

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China's top diplomat to attend Munich Security Conference, visit Russia

China's top diplomat Wang Yi will attend the Munich Security Conference this month and plans to visit several countries including Russia, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday.

The Independent UK

China ‘spy’ balloon was in US airspace three times during Trump presidency, officials say

The discovery of the most recent ‘spy’ aircraft spark diplomatic crisis

Bangkok Post

US downing of Chinese spy balloon ends chapter in diplomatic crisis

WASHINGTON: The United States shot down a Chinese spy balloon Saturday that had spent the past week traversing the country, an explosive end to a drama that put a diplomatic crisis between the world’s two great powers onto television screens in real time.

The Independent UK

China threatens ‘further actions’ after US shoots down spy balloon

Earlier China said the balloon was a weather research ‘airship’ that had been blown off course

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The Guardian - UK

China calls for calm amid growing row with US over suspected spy balloons

Beijing says it will ‘not accept any groundless conjecture’ after balloons spotted over US and Latin America

Evening Standard

Second Chinese ‘spy balloon’ spotted over Latin America as tensions rise

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a trip to China amid a diplomatic row between the two countries

The Guardian - AU

Second spy balloon spotted over Latin America, says Pentagon, as Blinken postpones China trip

Secretary of state calls the incident in US airspace a ‘clear violation of US sovereignty and international law’

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Reuters

China foreign ministry: 'airship' over the U.S. a 'force majeure accident'

China's foreign ministry said on Saturday that flight of a Chinese "airship" over the United States was a force majeure accident, accusing U.S. politicians and media of taking advantage of the situation to discredit China.

Reuters

Russia seeks 'new level' of China ties

Russia said on Monday that it wanted to take ties with China to a "new level" and was looking forward to face-to-face talks with Beijing's leadership as a Russian newspaper reported that China's top diplomat would visit Moscow in February.

The Independent UK

China's reopened borders raise hopes for soccer resurgence

After three years of isolation and financial struggles in Chinese soccer, the country is reopening its borders and economy to the outside world

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