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Chinese surveillance balloons a new threat to reckon with globally: Report
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In the month of January, what looked like the moon during daylight turned out to be a massive, unidentified, high-altitude white balloon, flying over U.S. territory and allegedly carrying surveillance equipment. The U.S. shot down the massive Chinese alleged surveillance high-altitude balloo
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Indian forces had witnessed balloon-type objects over Andamans
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Indian defence forces had witnessed, over a year ago, objects similar to the alleged Chinese spy balloon busted by the American Air Force in the skies over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territories.
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Canada discovers Chinese monitoring buoys in Arctic, sparks controversy
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The incident came days after a US fighter jet shot down an alleged Chinese spy balloon that had entered American airspace after flying over Canada.
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China's illegal fishing worldwide is under scrutiny
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Similar to how the Chinese spy balloon violated US airspace, China's illegal fishing worldwide is under scrutiny: A new investigative report shows that from spying to a civilian militia, Chinese fishing practices have it all.
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Threat from China extends beyond spy balloons, country now targets your cr
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Yet the same lawmakers are not batting an eye at the thought of millions of credit card users' personal financial information being sent to a Chinese government-owned payment processing firm under orders from the US government, reported The Washington Times.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's visit to India: What is on the cards?
Updated : 3 years ago IST
His visit coincides with the completion of one year of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and comes after the recent Chinese spy balloon episode that has created ripples in world geopolitics. Many things, including economic cooperation, the Green and Sustainable Development Partnership (GSDP) and
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China warns US against "finger-pointing" Moscow-Beijing ties
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Speaking at a regular press conference, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said, "China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination is built on the basis of non-alliance, non-confrontation and non-targeting of third countries, and is within the sovereign rights
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China loses face but refuses to back down
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The high-altitude balloon saga is emblematic of China's tendency to come out swinging whenever it is embarrassed or cornered.
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Blinken warns China against aiding Russia in Ukraine
Updated : 3 years ago IST
After the meeting with the top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi on the sidelines of the annual Munich Security Conference, Blinked said that China has to face implications and consequences if they provide material support to Russia's special military operation in Ukraine.
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Balloon incident 'must never again occur': Blinken tells China's top diplo
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"The secretary made clear the United States will not stand for any violation of our sovereignty," said State Department spokesman Ned Price underlining that Blinken had also warned China for its balloon incursion and called it an "irresponsible act" and warned that it "must never again oc
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US imposes sanctions on six Chinese companies
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Commerce Department added five Chinese companies and one research institute to its so-called entity list, which will prevent companies from selling them American parts and technologies without a special license. Officials said the six entities had supported Chinese military programs rela
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US balloon claim 'hysterical and absurd': China's top diplomat Wang Yi
Updated : 3 years ago IST
China on Saturday lambasted the US for claiming its balloons as surveillance objects and termed it as "hysterical and absurd".
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