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"US Senate will have larger and full China briefing next week": Chuck Schu
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Schumer stated that the briefing will include information about China's surveillance capabilities, research and development, advanced weapons systems and other "critical platforms."
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Chinese 'spy balloon' meant to test US counter surveillance, says analyst
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"Most likely, China sent the balloon to test US counter surveillance capabilities," said Lyle Morris, a senior fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute's Center for China Analysis. He was previously country director for China in the Office of the Secretary of Defence.
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China expresses strong dissatisfaction after US shoots down suspected spy
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Chinese Foreign Ministry said that China requires the US to handle the incident in a calm, professional and restrained manner.
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Joe Biden wanted US to shoot down Chinese balloon "as soon as possible"
Updated : 3 years, 1 month 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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US shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic Ocean
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Recovery efforts were being made off the coast of the Carolinas where the suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down by the US military.
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US "gonna take care" of suspected Chinese spy balloon: Joe Biden
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
When questioned whether he will shoot down the balloon, Biden said, "We're gonna take care of it."
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'Spy balloon' in US airspace: China urges for "cool headed" handling of un
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Pentagon said the balloon over the US is being used for surveillance, rejecting China's claim that the aircraft was a "civilian airship" for research that deviated from its course. Meanwhile, on Friday evening the Pentagon said that a second Chinese spy balloon had been spotted floati
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US media, politicians using balloon incident "to smear China", says Beijin
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Moments before the decision to scrap the visit - aimed at easing tensions between the two countries - China issued a rare statement of regret and blamed winds for pushing what it called a civilian airship into US airspace.
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Another Chinese spy balloon flying over Latin America, says Pentagon
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Pentagon earlier on Friday flatly denied the Chinese government's claim that the balloon serves a civilian research purpose, saying that the US knows it is a "surveillance balloon."
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Blinken's visit to China postponed after discovery of Chinese spy balloon
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The decision by the US President came hours before Blinken was scheduled to depart for Beijing. A postponement in the visit indicates how seriously the Biden administration takes the incident.
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It's weather device: China clarifies over suspected 'spy' balloon entering
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Regretting the entry of the Chinese airship into US airspace which Washington labelled as a "surveillance" balloon, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China issued a clarification, saying that it is a civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological, purposes.
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Canada tracking second incident of suspected Chinese spy balloon
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"A high-altitude surveillance balloon was detected and its movements are being actively tracked by North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Canadians are safe and Canada is taking steps to ensure the security of its airspace, including the monitoring of a potential second inciden
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