#Blinken says spy balloon was ‘unacceptable’ in first meeting with Chinese official, but ‘no apology’ offered

#Blinken says spy balloon was ‘unacceptable’ in first meeting with Chinese official, but ‘no apology’ offered

Blinken says spy balloon was ‘unacceptable’ in first meeting with Chinese official, but ‘no apology’ offered Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Chinese counterpart on Saturday that the presence of a Chinese spy balloon in U.S. airspace was “unacceptable” in their first meeting since the balloon inflamed U.S.-China tensions earlier this month. “This was…

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#Blinken claims China ‘strongly considering’ providing Russia with ‘lethal assistance’

#Blinken claims China ‘strongly considering’ providing Russia with ‘lethal assistance’

Blinken claims China ‘strongly considering’ providing Russia with ‘lethal assistance’ Secretary of State Antony Blinken said China is “strongly considering” providing Russia with “lethal assistance” in its nearly year-long war with Ukraine. Blinken, who met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the margins of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, said he warned Beijing…

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#What we know and don’t know

#What we know and don’t know

What we know and don’t know Three more objects were shot down by the U.S. military over the weekend after officials said they posed a threat to civilian airspace.  The remarkable development came roughly one week after the U.S. shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina days after it was…

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#Why Trump officials were unaware of Chinese spy balloons

#Why Trump officials were unaware of Chinese spy balloons

Why Trump officials were unaware of Chinese spy balloons Former Trump administration officials have expressed frustration and confusion in recent days over revelations that Chinese surveillance balloons hovered over U.S. airspace during their time in office.  As more information has emerged about the extent of China’s use of balloons to surveil the U.S. and other…

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#Murkowski on object shot down over Alaska: ‘We need to be clear and unequivocable that we don’t tolerate this’

#Murkowski on object shot down over Alaska: ‘We need to be clear and unequivocable that we don’t tolerate this’

Murkowski on object shot down over Alaska: ‘We need to be clear and unequivocable that we don’t tolerate this’ Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said the U.S. needs to send a “clear and unequivocable” message that it will not tolerate incursions into its airspace, after a second “high-altitude object” was shot down over Alaska on Friday. “The first…

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