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US shoots down unknown object flying above Alaska as spat with China over alleged spy balloon continues

U.S. fighter jets shot down an object flying at 40,000 feet over Alaska after officials determined it “posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight,” according to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby.

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China says it is ready to work with Belgium to deepen relations

China's foreign ministry said that Beijing is ready to work with Belgium to develop their bilateral relations.

Reuters

Biden says Chinese spy balloon was ‘not a major breach’ of national security after crucial evidence lost in ocean

The president says he wanted it to be shot as soon as possible

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Cracking down on dissent: National security law trial begins in Hong Kong

They’ve come to be known as the Hong Kong 47. A group of prominent activists, former lawmakers and student leaders went on trial this week, accused of trying to topple the pro-Beijing government. Most of them, including Benny Tai and Joshua Wong, have been detained since their arrests two years…

France 24

Anger of China's zero-Covid generation remains intact

In November 2022, thousands of young Chinese people took to the streets to protest repeated Covid-19 lockdowns, constant PCR tests and to demand greater freedom. The movement was stifled in a few days and authorities abandoned their strict zero-Covid policy. But if China's youth took the risk to voice their…

France 24

China insists balloon had ‘civilian use’ as US makes spy case

China accused the U.S. of exaggerating the dispute over a balloon the Biden administration says was conducting surveillance, signaling the nations remain at odds over an issue that’s rekindled tensions.

Tribune News Service

Let's work to keep peace, China tells visiting Taiwan KMT official

A top Chinese official told a senior Taiwan opposition figure on Friday that both China's Communist Party and Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) should oppose Taiwan independence and interference by external forces.

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Top Chinese official meets Taiwan's senior opposition leader

China's politburo standing committee member Wang Huning met Taiwan's senior opposition leader Andrew Hsia, state television said on Friday.

Reuters

Japan, Philippines to step up defense cooperation

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. agreed Thursday to strengthen security cooperation between Tokyo and Manila with an eye on China's growing hegemony in the East and South China Seas.

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Japan, Philippines to work with ally U.S. to deter China, prevent Taiwan contingency

Japan and the Philippines have made clear that they will strengthen trilateral security cooperation between them and the United States, their common ally.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Beijing Rejects U.S. Phone Call to Thrash Out Balloon Spat

China rebuffed the proposal, saying Washington ‘seriously violated international practices’ by shooting down an unmanned Chinese airship that strayed into American airspace

Caixin Global

Chinese spy balloons have likely spied on UK and 'would have been shot down too'

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed it's highly likely that Chinese high-altitude spy balloons - like the one shot down off the coast of North Carolina last week - have soared over Britain and collected intelligence signals from below

Daily Mirror

On visit to Beijing, Cambodia's Hun Sen meets China's Xi

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a visit to his close ally

The Independent UK

China says refused US call because atmosphere not ‘proper’

China's Defense Ministry says it refused a call from U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after the shooting down of an alleged Chinese spy balloon because the U.S. had “not created the proper atmosphere" for dialogue and exchange

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'It just rang': In crises, US-China hotline goes unanswered

When a giant Chinese balloon made an uninvited visit to the United States, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin turned to a hotline system set up with Beijing to defuse the situation

The Independent UK

Seoul lifts visa limits on short-term travelers from China

South Korea says it will remove the entry restrictions it placed on short-term travelers from China since the start of the year as officials see the COVID-19 situation in that country as stabilizing South Korea in early January stopped issuing most short-term visas at its consulates in China, citing concerns…

Reuters

Biden says Chinese spy balloon not a major security breach

President Joe Biden, under fire from some lawmakers, said on Thursday he did not view a Chinese spy balloon that transited the United States before it was shot down in the Atlantic Ocean to have been a major security breach.

Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. House unanimously votes to condemn China over its balloon surveillance

Concern by both parties over China’s balloon surveillance led to a 419-0 vote in the House of Representatives, denouncing the flight as a violation of U.S. sovereignty.

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South Korea lifts visa curbs on Chinese travellers, Beijing considers similar move

South Korea plans to resume issuing short-term visas for travellers from China on Saturday after China improved its COVID-19 situation, Seoul officials said on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

China using spy balloon drama to drum up nationalistic fervour

The communist party’s propaganda machine pulled out all the stops to ensure the public opinion was in accordance with party narrative

Foreign Policy

Have China and Pakistan Hit a Roadblock?

Beijing-funded infrastructure projects have slowed, but their longtime partnership remains inevitable.

France 24

US says Chinese spy balloon part of aerial surveillance program targeting more than 40 countries

The China balloon shot down by the U.S. was equipped to detect and collect intelligence signals as part of a huge, military-linked aerial surveillance program that targeted more than 40 countries, the Biden administration declared Thursday, citing imagery from American U-2 spy planes.

Evening Standard

Chinese balloon shot down over Atlantic ‘was equipped to collect intelligence signals’ - US

The Chinese balloon shot down over the United States was part of a huge, military-linked aerial spy scheme targeting more than 40 countries, according to the US government.

Al Jazeera

Chinese balloon was ‘clearly for intelligence surveillance’: US

State Department says device had multiple antennas ‘likely capable of collecting and geo-locating communications’.

Axios

All roads lead to Taipei

Democratic stakeholders increasingly see Taiwan as playing a key role in the global struggle between democracy and authoritarianism.

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