Tag: Chinese spy balloon

NTD Evening News (April 3): Trump Arrives in New York Ahead of Arraignment; Chinese Spy Balloon Gathered Intelligence: Reports

Former President Donald Trump arrived in New York City on April 3 as he prepares to surrender himself to the Manhattan District Attorney after a grand jury indicted him last week. According to multiple media reports, the Chinese spy balloon that flew over the US was able to transmit data back to Beijing in real…


McCarthy Urges Senate to Form China Committee

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calf.) on March 21 suggested the Democrat-controlled Senate should create its own China-focused committee, not unlike the select China committee that the Republican-controlled House inaugurated this session. “I would hope that the Senate would create a similar committee,” he said. McCarthy made the comments alongside his colleagues Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah…


China Wanted to Test NORAD’s Response Capability With Its Spy Balloon: Professor

Christian Leuprecht, a political science professor at the Royal Military College of Canada, believes that the Chinese spy balloon that was found trespassing North American airspace last month was meant to test the response capability of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). “Beijing’s espionage and interference are now the single greatest threat to Canada’s democratic way…


Biden Admin Warns TikTok It Could Be Banned in US

The Biden administration has warned TikTok it may be banned in the United States if its Chinese parent company doesn’t sell its stake in the popular video app, according to a TikTok spokesperson. The U.S. regulator for foreign investments in America, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), issued the warning to…


GOP Senators Accuse Pentagon Official of Leaking Classified Information on Chinese Spy Balloon

Pentagon official Colin Kahl leaked classified information about Chinese spy balloons to deflect blame on the Biden administration’s mishandling of a similar spy balloon in U.S. airspace last month, according to two Republican senators. Kahl, whom President Joe Biden appointed as his undersecretary of defense for policy, provided classified information to reporters, revealing that Chinese…


GOP Senators Accuse Pentagon Official of Leaking Classified Information on Chinese Spy Balloons

Pentagon official Colin Kahl leaked classified information about Chinese spy balloons to deflect blame on the Biden administration’s mishandling of a similar spy balloon in U.S. airspace last month, according to two Republican senators. Kahl, whom President Joe Biden appointed as his undersecretary of defense for policy, provided classified information to reporters, revealing that Chinese…


Top Republican Senators Press Pentagon for Unanswered Questions About Chinese Spy Balloon

Leading Senate Republicans are criticizing the Pentagon for avoiding their questions about the Chinese spy balloon that flew over the United States for days before being shot down. In a letter Wednesday to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the top Republicans on the Armed Services and Intelligence committees,…


China Took Down Its Spy Balloon After It Flew Over Latin America

China brought down its balloon after it crossed Latin America around the time another one was flying through the United States, the commanders of U.S. Northern and Southern Command told lawmakers on March 8. “What I understand is the PRC actually terminated that balloon in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of South America,”…


China Took Down Its Spy Balloon After It Flew Over Latin America: US General

China brought down its balloon after it crossed Latin America around the time another one was flying through the United States, the commanders of U.S. Northern and Southern Command told lawmakers on March 8. “What I understand is the PRC actually terminated that balloon in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of South America,”…


China Preparing for War With US: Expert

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has reportedly set up defense mobilization offices across China in recent weeks—signaling that the regime is preparing for war against the United States and its allies, according to China expert and author, Bradley Thayer. “[Chinese leader] Xi is attempting to prepare the Chinese people for that period of great sacrifice,…