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The 'Balloon' goes up for China-US relations
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
An F-22A fighter of the US Air Force's 1st Fighter Wing, taking off from Langley Air Force Base, splashed the high-flying balloon with an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile after it had crossed the coast of South Carolina. The balloon was flying at between 60,000 and 65,000 feet.
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Joe Biden wanted US to shoot down Chinese balloon "as soon as possible"
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
After arriving at Camp David from Syracuse, Biden said that he had ordered the Pentagon to shoot down the balloon "as soon as possible."
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Suspected Chinese surveillance balloon expected to be over US for few days
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"So as I mentioned, we'll continue to monitor it. Right now, we assess that it'll probably be over the United States for a few days, but we'll continue to monitor -- review our options and keep you updated as we can," Ryder said at a press briefing while responding to a media query.
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Amid balloon row, Blinken confirms postponement of planned China visit
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Addressing the news conference in Washington, Biden said, "I spoke this morning with director of China's foreign affairs office Wang Yi to convey that in light of China's unacceptable action, I am postponing my plan of travel this weekend to China as you know President Biden and Xi agreed
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Biden briefed on suspected Chinese surveillance balloon: White House
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In an informal briefing, Pierre said, " So, the President was briefed on this on Tuesday. He has continued to receive regular briefings and updates from the national security team. I just want to reiterate what the Pentagon said earlier today, my counterpart. We've detected and are trackin
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Pentagon rejects China's clarification over suspected balloon, says violat
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder said that they are certain that it is a "surveillance balloon" and added that they had violated America's airspace and international law, which is "unacceptable."
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