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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.

Beijing accuses Pentagon of ‘information warfare’ as US officials detail ‘larger’ global surveillance operation

China says U_S_ accusations that a downed Chinese balloon was part of an extensive surveillance program amount to “information warfare against China."

Brigadier General Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said in a news conference Wednesday that four more balloons have now been spotted flying in the skies above America

Nato secretary general says shot-down balloon confirms Beijing’s ‘pattern’ of global surveillance

Officials say that four previous balloons passed over U.S. territory during the Trump, Biden administrations. China insists the recent balloon was used for weather research.

WASHINGTON — Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley was booted from his perch on the powerful Armed Services Committee last month as retribution for delaying the confirmation of numerous Defense Department nominees last year, and for his role in challenging Mitch McConnell’s hold as the chamber’s top Republican, sources tell CQ…

Biden administration faces growing calls from US Congress for tough policies against China after ‘spy’ balloon incident.

The high-altitude Chinese balloon that crossed over the U.S. last week is just part of a years-long surveillance program with Beijing deploying such craft around the globe, the US said, as officials sought to draw new attention to what they say is an increasingly aggressive Chinese spying campaign.

US ‘not the only target’ of Chinese surveillance, warns US secretary of state, as FBI investigates balloon wreckage

Four previous Chinese spy balloon flights over the United States passed over sites that would be of interest to Beijing, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, without elaborating on whether they passed over military bases.