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China Spy Balloon Is Part of 'Massive Effort'

US says it's sharing information on surveillance program with dozens of countries

(Newser) - While there may not be as many as 99 of them, the Chinese spy balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday was just one of a large network of surveillance balloons, defense officials say. Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder said Wednesday that spy balloons...

Navy Divers Bring Up Spy Balloon Debris

Navy releases images of recovery operation

(Newser) - Navy divers began pulling pieces of the downed Chinese spy balloon from the depths of the ocean floor on Tuesday, using sophisticated reconnaissance drones dubbed the Kingfish and the Swordfish to locate the debris, the AP reports. The Navy released images Tuesday morning showing sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group...

Greene Demands Answers on Trump-Era Spy Balloons

White House says flights weren't detected until after Trump left office

(Newser) - Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green demanded answers Monday on what Donald Trump called "fake disinformation"—reports that Chinese spy balloons entered US airspace at least three times during his administration. "If it’s true the Pentagon purposely did NOT tell President Trump of Chinese Spy Balloons during...

Balloon Fiasco Was Exactly What Xi Jinping Didn&#39;t Need
Balloon Fiasco
Suggests
Disarray
in Beijing
analysis
Feb 6, 2023 12:36 PM CST

Balloon Fiasco Suggests Disarray in Beijing

Cancellation of Blinken's trip hurts Xi Jinping, still reeling from COVID moves

(Newser) - After a US spy plane collided with a Chinese jet fighter over China's Hainan Island more than 20 years ago, the two nations set up hotlines and promised better communications, writes David Sanger in a New York Times analysis. Last week's bizarre balloon story illustrates a failure on...

Trump: No Chinese Spy Balloons on My Watch
Trump on
Spy Balloon
Reports:
'FAKE
DISINFORMATION'
the rundown
Feb 6, 2023 1:32 AM CST

Trump on Spy Balloon Reports: 'FAKE DISINFORMATION'

He says no balloons were over US during his administration

(Newser) - After the United States shot down a Chinese spy balloon Saturday, it was reported that other Chinese balloons have been in US airspace during the Trump and Biden administrations; on Sunday, the Biden administration was echoing those reports while former President Trump was denying them:
  • Per the Wall Street Journal
...

China Responds to Balloon Hit, but Its Options Are Limited

Beijing appears to be in a diplomatic 'tough place' on this one

(Newser) - China is sticking to its story that its now-infamous balloon over the US was merely a wayward weather balloon. After an American fighter jet shot it down over South Carolina on Saturday, Beijing responded with a warning:
  • “We solemnly protest the US action, and retain the right to use
...

Watch Fighter Jet Take Down China&#39;s Balloon
Watch Fighter Jet
Take Down
China's Balloon
video
Feb 5, 2023 6:00 AM CST

Watch Fighter Jet Take Down China's Balloon

Video shows the strike above South Carolina

(Newser) - “I did not anticipate waking up to be in a Top Gun movie today." That's the assessment of Ashlyn Preaux of South Carolina to the AP after Saturday's dramatic downing of a balloon launched by China. A missile from an F-22 fighter jet brought down the...

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