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China giving US silent treatment since it shot down Chinese spy balloon: R
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Chinese Ministry of Defence still refuses to admit that the balloon was conducting surveillance.
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"Unidentified object" over Canadian airspace shot down: Justin Trudeau
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"I ordered the takedown of an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace. North American Aerospace Defense Command shot down the object over the Yukon. Canadian & US aircraft were scrambled & a US F-22 successfully fired at the object," tweeted Trudeau.
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US links Chinese balloon to surveillance program run by PLA
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to US officials, the surveillance airships, operated in part by the PLA air force, have been spotted over five continents.
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US blacklists 6 Chinese companies for "spy balloon" episode
Updated : 3 years, 1 month 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.
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Second 'high altitude object' shot down over Alaska: White House
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that the Department of Defense shot down a "high altitude object" that was in Alaska's airspace in the last 24 hours.
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US: Undivided Congress votes to condemn China over spy balloon
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to the US publication, as the spy balloon saga had gripped Washington since late last week, Congress sought for more information about this.
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"US overreacted by using force," says Chinese Foreign Ministry on 'spy bal
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a response to the White House's statement on suspected 'spy' balloons being a part of a PRC fleet of balloons developed to conduct surveillance operations, the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday said that the US overreacted by using force.
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US official says Chinese balloon was capable of "conducting signals intell
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The US State Department official said the balloon was part of a Chinese fleet developed to carry out "surveillance operations" with a manufacturer linked to China's People's Liberation Army (PLA).
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"US will look at continuing broader efforts to expose and address China's
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Ned Price said that the US exploring taking action against Chinese entities linked to the People's Liberation Army that supported the balloon's incursion into US airspace.
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'Farcical, laughable': John Kirby on Lavrov's war started by West' remark
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"The Russian would have you believe as Lavrov likes to say that the war started by the West that places throughout the world, particularly in Africa and Latin America are issues with energy and food security which is farcical and it would be a laughable comment if it wasn't so serious abo
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Chinese spy balloon episode to have consequences on US-China bilateral tie
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to The Hong Kong Post, if China does not work toward repairing the relations, the episode may even endanger the meeting between President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping that is being planned in Indonesia this November.
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US will act to protect sovereignty if threatened by China: Biden
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Biden while delivering his first major speech to a divided Congress after Republicans took control of the House of Representatives, said, "If China threatens our sovereignty, we will act to protect our country. Let's be clear, winning the competition with China should unite all of us. We
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