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Chinese spy balloons were in US airspace three times during Trump administration

Several former Trump national security officials say they were never briefed on Chinese balloons in US airspace

The Independent UK

Balloon bickering over Biden’s actions, China’s intentions

Republican lawmakers are accusing China of deliberating surveilling sensitive U.S. military sites with a suspected spy balloon

The Independent UK

China responds to "surveillance balloon"

This latest incident is one of several times a Chinese balloon has been detected in US airspace in recent years

Salon

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Australia urges calm over Chinese 'weather' balloon

Foreign Minister Penny Wong insists a diplomatic clash between the US and China over a suspected spy balloon won't derail upcoming talks involving Australia.

AAP

China threatens 'further actions' over US downing of suspected spy balloon

China has threatened ‘further actions’ after the balloon was shot down.

Evening Standard

Europe Bans Russian Diesel, Other Oil Products over Ukraine

Europe imposed a ban Sunday on Russian diesel fuel and other refined oil products, slashing energy dependency on Moscow and seeking to further crimp the Kremlin's fossil fuel earnings as punishment for invading Ukraine. The ban comes along with a price cap agreed by the Group of Seven allied democracies.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Blunt message about smoking shows how deadly illnesses take awful toll'

Dr Miriam Stoppard looks at the messages coming from China, where two-thirds of young men become smokers and around half will be killed by their habit

Daily Mirror

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Australia’s diplomatic influence in Asia on the rise as ALP advances interests abroad

Lowy Institute ranks country sixth overall in the Asia Power Index, behind US, China, Japan, India and Russia

The Guardian - AU

China has reasons to keep cool after U.S. downs suspected spy balloon

China may respond to the U.S. shooting down its suspected spy balloon after warning of "serious repercussions", but analysts say any move will likely be finely calibrated to keep from worsening ties that both sides have been seeking to repair.

Reuters

Joe Biden's State of the Union rewrite

China looms over Biden's State of the Union speech

Axios

Chinese spy balloon – live: Defence official says balloons were in US airspace three times during Trump admin

US officials say balloon was brought down on president Joe Biden’s authorisation

The Independent UK

Could the China ‘spy’ balloon be linked to Montana’s nuclear missile sites?

150 warheads located at Malmstrom Air Force Base

The Independent UK

Foreign Affairs expert says everyone should delete TikTok immediately

“There’s a reason why China has this app. There’s a reason why they’re buying up gay dating apps. Our data is a key vulnerability and China is building a tech totalitarian state on the back of our data. So we have to get far more serious about protecting ourselves"

Wales Online

Delete TikTok app to protect your personal data, says Tory MP

Alicia Kearns suggested the video-sharing platform is linked to China’s efforts to build a ‘tech totalitarian state’.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

China threatens response after US shoots down spy balloon

China is insisting that the suspected spy balloon shot down off the East Coast was a civilian aircraft and that the flyover an accident, and has threatened further action in response.President Joe Biden ordered the craft shot down on Saturday after it had crossed over sensitive military sites across North…

Daily Mirror

China issues warning and threatens 'resolute' response after US shoots down spy balloon

The balloon, which China has insisted is a weather balloon which was blown off-course, has been shot down over the Atlantic after crossing the Carolinas

The Guardian - UK

In the global race to dominate green technology, Britain is still tying its shoelaces

As the US, China and now the EU compete for the fruits of the green economy, the UK is hamstrung by Tory dogma, dither and delay

The Guardian - UK

TikTok: how the west has turned on gen Z’s favourite app

US and European fears about China exploiting TikTok’s data harvest and promoting Beijing’s worldview look set to inspire an urgent overhaul in data privacy laws

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Reuters

Washington weighing deploying medium-range missiles to U.S. forces in Japan -Sankei

Washington has suggested deploying medium-range missiles in Japan as part of a plan to bolster defences against China along the East and South China Seas, the Sankei newspaper reported on Saturday citing unidentified people involved with U.S.-Japan relations.

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the real threat behind China’s spy balloon

Washington and Beijing need to resume talks quickly before the hawks bring the world to war

The Guardian - UK

The Snakehead by Patrick Radden Keefe review – through hell and high water

Published in the UK for the first time, the Empire of Pain author’s tireless investigation of human trafficking from China to the US reveals the desperation of the migrants and the woman at the heart of it

Caixin Global

China Protests U.S. Downing of Chinese Unmanned Airship, Says It’s ‘Clear Overreaction’

Beijing says it will ‘resolutely safeguard’ the rights and interests of the company concerned and that the country reserves the right to make further responses if necessary

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Strongly Opposes US Move to Shoot Down Balloon, Issues Threat

China's foreign ministry said on Sunday that it expressed strong dissatisfaction and opposition towards the United States' use of force to attack its airship. A US military fighter jet shot down the airship, which Washington has described as a suspected Chinese spy balloon, off the coast of South Carolina on…

Bangkok Post

US downing of Chinese spy balloon ends chapter in diplomatic crisis

WASHINGTON: The United States shot down a Chinese spy balloon Saturday that had spent the past week traversing the country, an explosive end to a drama that put a diplomatic crisis between the world’s two great powers onto television screens in real time.

The Independent UK

China threatens ‘further actions’ after US shoots down spy balloon

Earlier China said the balloon was a weather research ‘airship’ that had been blown off course

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