Biden Says He Will Speak To China’s President About Balloon Incident
“We are not looking for a new cold war,” Biden said.
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U.S. still stumped by latest flying objects as friction with China grows
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States said on Monday it still did not know the origin or purpose of three aerial objects that its military shot down over the weekend, as Washington and Beijing traded accusations about high-altitude balloons. While American and Canadian officials struggled to explain the presence of the objects, a White House
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What we know about the objects shot down by the U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An unprecedented spate of mysterious flying objects over North America – including a Chinese spy balloon shot down on Feb. 4 after floating over much of the United States – has transfixed Americans and Canadians, prompted political outrage and raised a host of national security questions. Here is what we know –
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Analysis: China has reasons to keep cool after U.S. downs suspected spy balloon
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China may respond to the U.S. shooting down its suspected spy balloon after warning of “serious repercussions”, but analysts say any move will likely be finely calibrated to keep from worsening ties that both sides have been seeking to repair. Regional analysts and diplomats are closely watching China’s response after a U.S. fighter jet
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China’s balloon over the U.S. seen as bold but clumsy espionage tactic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China’s flight of a suspected surveillance balloon over the United States appears to mark a more aggressive – albeit puzzling – espionage tactic than relying on satellites and the theft of industrial and defense secrets, security experts said. Both the United States and China have for decades used surveillance satellites to keep an eye on
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U.S. shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon
SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. (Reuters) -A U.S. military fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, a week after it first entered U.S. airspace and triggered a dramatic — and public — spying saga that worsened Sino-U.S. relations. President Joe Biden said he had issued an order
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Why protestors in China are holding up blank pieces of paper
BEIJING/SHANGHAI – Chinese protesters have turned to blank sheets of paper to express their anger over COVID-19 restrictions in a rare, widespread outpouring of public dissent that has gone beyond social media to some of China’s streets and top universities. Images and videos circulated online showed students at universities in cities including Nanjing and Beijing
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