Category: Chinese spy balloon

US Condemns Chinese Spy Balloon Incursion in First in-Person Meeting

Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned Beijing’s act of sending a surveillance balloon over U.S. airspace in the first bilateral meeting he had with his Chinese counterpart. “Just met with the PRC’s top diplomat, Wang Yi,” Blinken wrote on Twitter after their meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. “I condemned the incursion…


US Condemns Chinese Spy Balloon Incursion in 1st in-Person Meeting

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in the first bilateral meeting he has had with his Chinese counterpart, condemned Beijing’s act of sending a surveillance balloon over U.S. airspace. “Just met with the PRC’s top diplomat, Wang Yi,” Blinken wrote on Twitter after their meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. “I condemned the…


Pentagon May Have Shot Down a $12 Balloon with a $400,000 Missile

The Pentagon is stonewalling inquiries as to whether one of the unidentified objects it shot down off the coast of Alaska earlier this month was a $12 dollar hobby balloon. Speculation that the unidentified aerial object the administration shot down earlier this month was actually a cheap hobbyist pico balloon began to build this week…


Pentagon Declines to Answer If It Shot Down $12 Balloon With $400,000 Missile

The Pentagon is stonewalling inquiries as to whether one of the unidentified objects it shot down off the coast of Alaska earlier this month was a $12 dollar hobby balloon. Speculation that the unidentified aerial object the administration shot down earlier this month was actually a cheap hobbyist pico balloon began to build this week…


‘Silent Killer’: Inside China’s Military Balloon Program

Years before a gigantic white spy balloon from China captured America’s attention, a top Chinese aerospace scientist was keenly tracking the path of an unmanned airship making its way across the globe. On a real-time map, the white blimp appeared as a blinking red dot, although in real life its size was formidable, weighing several…


Inside China’s Military Balloon Program

Years before a gigantic white spy balloon from China captured America’s attention, a top Chinese aerospace scientist was keenly tracking the path of an unmanned airship making its way across the globe. On a real-time map, the white blimp appeared as a blinking red dot, although in real life its size was formidable, weighing several…


US Finishes Collecting Remains of Chinese Spy Balloon, FBI to Examine

The United States has concluded its efforts to collect the remains of a Chinese spy balloon that it shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4. U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM), which oversees the defense for much of North America, said in a Feb. 17 statement that the final pieces of the debris…


Biden to ‘Engage with China,’ Seeks Meeting with Xi on Chinese Spy Balloon

U.S. President Joe Biden is seeking a meeting with Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping to discuss developments related to the United States’ shooting down a Chinese spy balloon earlier this month, and to pursue regular relations with China. Biden ordered the balloon to be shot down when it entered airspace over the continental United States…


GOP Lawmakers Seek Answers After Biden’s Address on Chinese Spy Balloon, Aerial Objects

Republican lawmakers are demanding answers after President Joe Biden gave his first extensive comments on the U.S. military responses to a Chinese spy balloon and three unidentified aerial objects on Thursday. “We don’t yet know exactly what these three objects were. But nothing right now suggests they were related to China’s spy balloon program or…


Capitol Report: Biden’s First Formal Address on China Balloon; Sen. Fetterman Hospitalized for Clinical Depression

President Joe Biden gives his first formal remarks on shooting down the Chinese spy balloon and unidentified objects. He gives a warning to Beijing, and he tells the nation about how we’ll handle future incidents. The Environmental Protection Agency is addressing people’s concerns over the train derailment in Ohio. This comes as senators are pressing…