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Hong Kong 47: trial of dozens in pro-democracy movement set to begin under national security laws

Group of legislators, activists and community workers are accused of holding unofficial pre-election primaries that authorities say constitutes subversion

The Guardian - AU

China condemns US military strike on suspected spy balloon

US fighter jet takes down Chinese balloon with a missile, prompting Beijing to warn of ‘necessary responses’.

Al Jazeera

From China to Big Sky: A balloon unnerves the White House

Star gazing is nothing unusual in Montana, where skies go on forever. But as Chase Doak left work on a Wednesday and looked up on a cold winter day he saw a mysterious round white object that was clearly neither the moon or a star.

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China downplays Antony Blinken postponing visit over alleged spy balloon

China argued that neither side had formally announced any plan for Blinken to visit Beijing.

Axios

Chinese spy balloon over the US: An aerospace expert explains how the balloons work and what they can see

The U.S. military shot down what U.S. officials called a Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4, 2023. Officials said that the U.S. Navy planned to recover the debris, which is in shallow water.

The Conversation

Chinese spy balloon – live: China warns of ‘further actions’ after US shoots down airship

US officials say balloon was brought down on president Joe Biden’s authorisation

The Independent UK

China calls for calm amid growing row with US over suspected spy balloons

Beijing says it will ‘not accept any groundless conjecture’ after balloons spotted over US and Latin America

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Could the China ‘spy’ balloon be linked to Montana’s nuclear missile sites?

150 warheads located at Malmstrom Air Force Base

The Independent UK

Second spy balloon spotted soaring over Latin America as US cancels trip to Beijing

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a visit to Beijing after a high-altitude Chinese spy balloon was earlier spotted soaring over the city of Billings in Montana, US

Daily Mirror

Second Chinese ‘spy balloon’ spotted over Latin America as tensions rise

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a trip to China amid a diplomatic row between the two countries

Evening Standard

Mega-rich from China seek refuge in Singapore

SINGAPORE: Singapore is seeing an influx of ultra-wealthy families from China looking to protect their wealth from a Communist Party that increasingly views them with suspicion.

Bangkok Post

Chinese balloon soars across US; Blinken scraps Beijing trip

Aside from the government response, fuzzy videos dotted social media as people with binoculars and telephoto lenses tried to find the “spy balloon” in the sky as it headed southeastward over Kansas and Missouri at 60,000 feet.

Chicago Sun-Times

China balloon soaring over U.S. deflates hopes for diplomatic thaw

The political uproar over a suspected Chinese spy balloon drifting over the United States did not just derail a planned visit to Beijing by the top U.S. diplomat, it also threatens to upset attempts by both countries to steady an increasingly rocky relationship.

Reuters

Chinese balloon punctures Blinken's plans, leaving U.S.-China ties adrift

Secretary of State Antony Blinken called off his trip to China after the discovery of a Chinese "surveillance" balloon over the U.S. It's the latest setback in an increasingly fraught relationship.

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Tribune News Service

What you need to know about the suspected Chinese spy balloon floating over the US

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Defense Department says it’s monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, as of Friday floating over the Central U.S. and underscoring mutual suspicion between the world’s two largest economies just as top diplomats had prepared to hold talks in Beijing. Here’s what we know so far:

Tribune News Service

US postpones Blinken's China visit in uproar over alleged spy balloon

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration postponed Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s upcoming trip to Beijing after detecting a Chinese surveillance balloon that was lingering at high altitude over sensitive nuclear sites in Montana.

Tribune News Service

US postpones Blinken's China visit in uproar over spy balloon

France 24

US secures key military deal with the Philippines to counter Beijing’s growing regional influence

The Philippines signed an agreement with the United States on Thursday that will allow American soldiers free access to four of its new military bases at a time of growing unease in the Indo-Pacific region over China's burgeoning influence.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken Scraps Rare Beijing Trip over Alleged China Spy Balloon

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday scrapped a rare Beijing trip aimed at easing escalating tensions between the two global powers, after the Pentagon said that China sent a spy balloon over the United States. Moments before the decision, China issued a rare statement of regret and blamed…

Al Jazeera

Blinken postpones China trip as balloon over US fuels tensions

Chinese ‘surveillance’ balloon in US airspace is an ‘unacceptable’ violation of sovereignty, Washington says.

Tribune News Service

US to postpone Blinken’s visit to China over its spy balloon

The Biden administration has decided to postpone Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s upcoming trip to Beijing after detecting a Chinese surveillance balloon that was lingering at high altitude over sensitive nuclear sites in Montana, according two officials.

Bangkok Post

China 'regrets' airship that strayed into US

BEIJING: China voiced regret on Friday for an “unintended” breach of US airspace by what it said was an unmanned civilian airship, after the Pentagon said it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Why the fearmongering about a China-US war is over the top

General Mike Minihan put in writing to his commanders the US and China would likely be at war in 2025 – a memo “leaked” to American media.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chinese Spy Balloon Flies over the United States, Pentagon Says

A Chinese spy balloon has been flying over the United States for a couple of days, US officials said on Thursday, in what would be a brazen act just days ahead of a planned trip to Beijing by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Fighter jets were mobilized but military…

Evening Standard

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken postpones China trip after ‘spy balloon’ discovery

Fighter jets were mobilised and military leaders considered shooting down the balloon over Montana, which China has said is for weather research

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