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India, US discussed Chinese spy balloons: top US Air Force commander
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
India and the US held discussions over the Chinese spy balloons that were shot down by the American Air Force recently after being detected at a very high altitude there carrying out suspicious activities.
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US 'still assessing' recovered parts from China spy balloon, says Pentagon
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The United States is still assessing the parts that were recovered from the balloon and precautionary steps were taken in time to limit the intelligence value that it would be able to collect, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said in a press briefing on Monday.
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Chinese military raises tensions everywhere it goes
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Is there any place where China is not exacerbating security concerns? Nearly everywhere one looks, China is ratcheting up tensions and flexing its muscles, whether in the South China Sea, around Taiwan, along the border with India, in the East China Sea, is steadfastly supporting Russia in a
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China's Strategic Support Force combines elements of cyber, space, psychol
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The SSF, established on the last day of 2015 as part of an armed forces restructuring introduced early in Chinese leader Xi Jinping's rule, has no exact counterpart in any other country, according to Dean Cheng, a senior adviser on China at the US Institute of Peace and longtime observer of
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Chinese spy balloon posed no immediate security threat to US, but revealed
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
While the balloon on its own did not constitute a clear and present danger to US national security, its trajectory over sensitive American military installations, such as Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana, betrays the non-benign nature of the overflight. Indeed, it could even be seen as a
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Biden indicates willingness to speak with China's Xi Jinping soon, no date
Updated : 3 years ago IST
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said, "President Biden has indicated his willingness to have a telephone conversation with President Xi once they're back and in stride coming off the National People's Congress."
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China's Congress confirms path of confrontation
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Strained relations between China and the USA have taken an even frostier plunge during the first annual session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), which ended on 13 March. Chairman Xi Jinping has signalled that he will not make any placatory moves, despite China being caught out o
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China might arm up Russia's war to reshape global politics: Report
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Research has shown that countries intervene in conflicts when they think their interests may be affected and when they can make a difference. This could be a factor that pushes China to become more involved in Russia's battle.
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Defence forces finalising response for action against suspected 'Chinese'
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A similar balloon was sighted over the Andaman over a year ago by the Indian forces also but no action was taken against it insuring three to four days of its sighting over Indian territory before it drifted away.
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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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