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US shoots down Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic Ocean

US President Joe Biden orders the Pentagon shoot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon, as China expresses its "strong dissatisfaction" to the move, threatening "further necessary reactions".

ABC News

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’.

Al Jazeera

Everything we know about the Chinese government's spy balloon

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

Axios

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US shoot down Chinese balloon over Atlantic Ocean

Fotage shows the balloon falling to the sea

Evening Standard

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.

Axios

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.

The Conversation

Chinese spy balloon – live: China warns of ‘further actions’ after US shoots down airship

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

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China calls for calm amid growing row with US over suspected spy balloons

Beijing says it will ‘not accept any groundless conjecture’ after balloons spotted over US and Latin America

The Guardian - UK

Why doesn’t US military shoot down the Chinese ‘spy’ balloon?

‘We’re monitoring the situation closely and reviewing options’

The Independent UK

Everything we know about ‘Chinese spy balloon’ found hovering above northern US

White House has so far decided against shooting down balloon over Montana

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

Where is the Chinese ‘spy’ balloon now?

The balloon was shot down on Saturday afternoon along the East Coast at President Joe Biden’s orders

The Independent UK

China plays down Blinken's canceled visit over balloon

China has played down the cancellation of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken after a large Chinese balloon suspected of conducting surveillance on U.S. military sites roiled diplomatic relations, saying that neither side had formally announced any such plan

The Independent UK

Second spy balloon spotted soaring over Latin America as US cancels trip to Beijing

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a visit to Beijing after a high-altitude Chinese spy balloon was earlier spotted soaring over the city of Billings in Montana, US

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Evening Standard

Second Chinese ‘spy balloon’ spotted over Latin America as tensions rise

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a trip to China amid a diplomatic row between the two countries

Dynamite News

Another Chinese Spy Balloon Flying Over Latin America, Says Pentagon

The Pentagon Friday evening (local time) said that another Chinese spy balloon was spotted flying over Latin America, a day after US officials said that they tracking a similar surveillance balloon making its way across the United States airspace. Read Further on Dynamite News:

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pentagon: Second Chinese Spy Balloon Spotted over Latin America

The Pentagon announced that a second Chinese spy balloon was flying over Latin America. “We are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America,” Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder said, a day after the first craft was spotted over US skies.

The Independent UK

China balloon: Many questions about suspected spy in the sky

A massive white orb flying across U.S. airspace has triggered a diplomatic maelstrom and is blowing up on social media

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The Guardian - AU

Second spy balloon spotted over Latin America, says Pentagon, as Blinken postpones China trip

Secretary of state calls the incident in US airspace a ‘clear violation of US sovereignty and international law’

Chicago Sun-Times

Chinese balloon soars across US; Blinken scraps Beijing trip

Aside from the government response, fuzzy videos dotted social media as people with binoculars and telephoto lenses tried to find the “spy balloon” in the sky as it headed southeastward over Kansas and Missouri at 60,000 feet.

The Independent UK

Second Chinese spy balloon spotted in skies over Latin America, says Pentagon

Development comes as original spy balloon continues to move east across the US

Salon

Pentagon tracking "surveillance balloon"

President Biden was briefed on the balloon Tuesday and chose against shooting it down as it could cause debris

Tribune News Service

What you need to know about the suspected Chinese spy balloon floating over the US

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Defense Department says it’s monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, as of Friday floating over the Central U.S. and underscoring mutual suspicion between the world’s two largest economies just as top diplomats had prepared to hold talks in Beijing. Here’s what we know so far:

The Independent UK

Chinese balloon high over US stirs unease far below

The Chinese balloon drifting high above the U.S. and first revealed over Montana has created a buzz down below among residents — and raised a chorus of alarm from elected officials

Tribune News Service

US postpones Blinken's China visit in uproar over alleged spy balloon

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration postponed Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s upcoming trip to Beijing after detecting a Chinese surveillance balloon that was lingering at high altitude over sensitive nuclear sites in Montana.

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