In a Congress riven by partisan splits, the shared anxiety over China’s stealthy balloon surveillance program and the reach of Beijing’s global military provided an unusual opening for bipartisan agreement.
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U.S. says China balloon could collect intelligence signals
Before the U.S. offered new information, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson repeated the nation’s insistence the large unmanned balloon was a civilian meteorological airship that had blown off course.
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Balloon bursts hopes for end to spiraling U.S.-China tensions
The setback comes at a time when both sides were looking for a way to potentially extricate themselves from a low point in ties that has had the world on edge.
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Balloon bickering over Biden’s actions, China’s intentions
The balloon’s presence further strained U.S.-China ties. America’s top diplomat abruptly scrapped a trip to Beijing.
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Another Chinese surveillance balloon spotted over Latin America, U.S. says
The Chinese government claimed that the device flying over the United States was a “civilian airship” that is used to collect information about the weather with ‘limited self-steering capability.’
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Chinese balloon soars across U.S.; Blinken scraps Beijing trip
After passing the sensitive military sites in Montana, the balloon was moving southeastward over the heartland of the central United States during the day and was expected to remain in U.S. airspace for several days, officials said.
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U.S., Chinese officials discuss climate, economy, relationship
Yellen’s first face-to-face meeting with Vice Premier Liu He in Zurich is the highest-ranking contact between the two countries since their presidents agreed to look for areas of potential cooperation.
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China says nations are imposing COVID travel restrictions for ‘political goals’
The U.S., Japan and some other countries are requiring travelers from China to show a negative test before allowing them to enter, and Taiwan has said it will quarantine positive cases.
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Canada, Australia impose COVID rules on travelers from China
A growing list of countries, including the U.S., are worried about China’s ongoing COVID outbreak and its lack of data on infections.
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Jim Fossel: Chinese threat has to be countered
Past efforts at partnership and cooperation are now hard to fathom.