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TopicChinese spy balloon

Topic: Chinese spy balloon

Taiwan spots 3 Chinese balloons over major air base

Taiwan is on high alert for Chinese activities, both military and political, ahead of 13 January presidential and parliamentary elections.

Chinese spy balloon used US tech to spy on Americans, says WSJ report

US defense and intelligence agencies discovered that the balloon carried US gear, along with Chinese sensors, to collect and transmit information to China, according to the WSJ.

US State Secretary Blinken lands in China on rare trip with low hopes for any breakthrough

Since postponing a February trip due a suspected Chinese spy balloon entering US airspace, Blinken is the highest-ranking government official to visit China in the Biden administration.

China warns that US will suffer ‘consequences’ if it escalates spy balloon incident

Beijing will 'follow through to the end' if US insists on 'taking advantage' of the issue, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement.

US tracked Chinese balloon for a week before it entered country, Washington Post reports

US military & intelligence agencies suggest ‘it could have been accidental.’ Since then, three more ‘flying objects’ have been shot down.

China’s top academic first sent high-altitude balloon over North America 4 yrs ago, says report

‘Near space is a major sphere of competition between 21st century military powers,’ a Chinese military commentator wrote in a journal last year, as per The New York Times.

US fighter jet shoots down unidentified, cylindrical object over Canada

The object was first observed in Alaska Friday & US military officials closely tracked it before shooting it down Saturday over Yukon territory in Canada, said Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.

China has spy balloons, India has aerostats. But IAF’s had mixed results from 16-yr-old project

After Kargil Review Committee's recommendation, air force purchased 2 aerostats worth over Rs 300 crore for surveillance in 2007. IAF favours AWACS for vigilance operations.

Chinese spy balloon has been used to snoop on India as well, say US officials

The US has linked the spy balloon episode to a more extensive Chinese surveillance programme, saying it has been used for spying in India, Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, and Vietnam.

Chinese spy balloons have targeted several countries, including India, says report

The report is based on interviews with several anonymous defence & intelligence officials, who said these Chinese-operated surveillance airships have been spotted over 5 continents.

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