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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

The Guardian - UK

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

Caixin Global

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…

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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.

Bangkok Post

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

The Independent UK

China's spy balloon has been shot down by the US, now the recovery operation begins

Following days of alarm and discussion about how to deal with the surveillance balloon, the US is now racing to recover the wreckage. But what technology do they expect to find?

ABC News

Higher interest rates, falling home prices and real wages, but no recession: top economists' forecasts for 2023

Australia’s Reserve Bank is set to push up rates once again at its first meeting for the year on Tuesday, according to all but two of the 29 leading economists surveyed by The Conversation at the start of 2023.

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China protests US downing of balloon, keeps right to react

China said it’s strongly discontented with the U.S. downing of its balloon and reserves the right for any necessary reaction to the incident.

Tribune News Service

US downs Chinese balloon, prompting protests from Beijing

The U.S. shot down an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon off the South Carolina coast on Saturday, capping days of waiting as it traversed the country and injected new tension into relations with China.

Tribune News Service

From China to Big Sky: The balloon that unnerved the White House

Star gazing is nothing unusual in Montana, where skies go on forever. But as Chase Doak left work on a Wednesday and looked up on a cold winter day he saw a mysterious round white object that was clearly neither the moon or a star.

Tribune News Service

U.S. shoots downs Chinese balloon off South Carolina coast

U.S. defense and military officials said Saturday that the balloon entered the U.S. air defense zone north of the Aleutian Islands on Jan. 28 and moved largely over land across Alaska and then into Canadian airspace in the Northwest Territories on Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

US downs alleged Chinese spy balloon that lingered for days

U.S. fighter jets shot down an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon off the South Carolina coast on Saturday, capping days of waiting as it traversed the country and prompted new tension in relations with China.

Tribune News Service

US shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic ocean

The US military has shot down the suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast.

The Independent UK

UNSW alumna Li Yuanjing among women arrested by Chinese police after attending zero-COVID protests

Concern grows for a former Sydney international student, who is among a number of young women arrested and charged after last November's zero-COVID protests.

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China weekly COVID deaths halve as country returns from holiday

China’s official COVID-19 death tally almost halved in the seven days following the Lunar New Year holiday, suggesting the massive wave of infections that spread across the country in the past few weeks may be abating.

Al Jazeera

China condemns US military strike on suspected spy balloon

US fighter jet takes down Chinese balloon with a missile, prompting Beijing to warn of ‘necessary responses’.

The Independent UK

Biden admin prepares to shoot down Chinese spy balloon and restricts airspace over Carolina Coast

The Biden administration is going ahead with a plan to shoot down the Chinese balloon over the Atlantic, officials have said.

Tribune News Service

From China to Big Sky: A balloon unnerves the White House

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President Biden on China’s balloon: ‘We’re going to take care of it’

President Joe Biden said the U.S. will “take care of” an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon that flew over the country and prompted Secretary of State Antony Blinken to postpone an official trip to China.

Axios

Everything we know about the Chinese government's spy balloon

The balloon had the ability to collect communication signals, per a State Department spokesperson.

Evening Standard

US shoot down Chinese balloon over Atlantic Ocean

Fotage shows the balloon falling to the sea

Daily Mirror

Joe Biden says 'we'll take care of' China spy balloon as three airports shut down

Reporters asked the president if the balloon - which China denies was for surveillance - would be shot down, after it was spotted by civilians in Billings, Montana, earlier this week

Axios

China downplays Antony Blinken postponing visit over alleged spy balloon

China argued that neither side had formally announced any plan for Blinken to visit Beijing.

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss says she didn’t get ‘realistic chance’ to enact tax-cutting agenda

Former PM writes that ‘powerful economic establishment’ and lack of party support contributed to her downfall

The Conversation

Chinese spy balloon over the US: An aerospace expert explains how the balloons work and what they can see

The U.S. military shot down what U.S. officials called a Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4, 2023. Officials said that the U.S. Navy planned to recover the debris, which is in shallow water.

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