Category: Chinese spy balloon

China Seeking to Use Balloon Incident to Undermine Trust of American People: Gen. Robert Spalding

The balloon incident is part of unrestricted warfare waged by the CCP against the United States to undermine the trust of the American people, according to Gen. Spalding, Retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General. “We are seeing the unfolding of unrestricted warfare, the use of all kinds of tools, whether it be TikTok or balloons,…


China Seeking to Use Balloon Incident to Undermine Trust of America People: Gen. Robert Spalding

The balloon incident is part of unrestricted warfare waged by the CCP against the United States to undermine the trust of the American people, according to Gen. Spalding, Retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General. “We are seeing the unfolding of unrestricted warfare, the use of all kinds of tools, whether it be tick tock or…


Why Is America Desperate to Talk to China After Balloon Intrusion?

Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary “We believe in the importance of maintaining open lines of communication between the United States and the PRC [People’s Republic of China] in order to responsibly manage the relationship,” declared Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesman, in a Feb. 7 statement. “Unfortunately, the PRC has declined our request. Our commitment to…


House Intelligence Committee Leaders Question Biden Admin Over Objects Shot Down

The top Republican and Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee on Feb. 12 expressed their concerns over how the Biden administration has communicated with Congress over shooting down aerial objects. Chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said the administration needs to provide timely briefings for lawmakers. “This is particularly annoying about this administration. The Biden administration needs…


UK to Review Airspace Security After Chinese Spy Balloons Found Over Americas

The UK is launching a security review in light of the Chinese spy balloons found over the Americas, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Sunday. It comes after the United States sanctioned six Chinese entities involved in aiding Beijing’s surveillance balloon programs. “The UK and her allies will review what these airspace intrusions mean for our…


Five Lingering Questions About China’s Spy Balloon

Commentary  China neither fears nor respects America under a compromised and craven Biden administration. That much was predicted before Joe Biden’s presidency, and has been clear from its outset. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leaders made their position known early and often in word—hitting their Biden administration counterparts with a barrage of anti-American invective at the…


Kirby Blasts New CCP Claim: ‘We Are Not Flying Balloons Over China’

Communist China’s new claim that the United States sent 10 balloons into its territory throughout last year is being dismissed by U.S. officials as false. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin asserted during a Feb. 13 press conference that U.S. balloons illegally entered Chinese airspace 10 times throughout 2022. The claim was immediately dismissed by National…


White House Responds to New CCP Claim: ‘We Are Not Flying Balloons Over China’

Communist China’s new claim that the United States sent 10 balloons into its territory throughout last year is being dismissed by U.S. officials as false. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin asserted during a Feb. 13 press conference that U.S. balloons illegally entered Chinese airspace 10 times throughout 2022. The claim was immediately dismissed by National…


House Intelligence Chair Says He Backs the Administration Being ‘Trigger-Happy’ When Defending US Airspace

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) stated on Feb. 12 that he supports the United States shooting down unidentified objects over North American airspace rather than allowing them to fly over the continent. His comment came after a U.S. fighter jet downed an unidentified object over northern Canada on Feb. 11, making it the third…


What We Know About the Flying Objects Shot Down Over North America

The U.S. military has shot down four flying objects over North American airspace over the past eight days. Three of the objects remain unidentified as of late Sunday, and were separately shot down within three days. The latest unidentified object was shot down on Sunday over Michigan’s Lake Huron. Here’s what we know so far…