United States Secretary of State since 2021
US downs Chinese balloon, drawing a threat from China: WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military on Saturday shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina ...
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Quick Glance: February 4, 2023: The United States shoots down a Chinese spy balloon off the East Coast.
- According to a senior US military official, multiple US Navy and Coast Guard vessels are in the area where the suspected Chinese spy balloon went down and are securing a perimeter.
- According to the defense secretary, the Chinese government was using balloons to "surveil strategic sites" in the United States.
- According to a senior official, US fighter jets shot down a spy balloon with a single missile.
- Saturday, February 4, a suspected Chinese spy balloon crashes into the sea after being shot down.
U.S. fighter jet shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon: A U.S. military fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina ...
reuters.com/world/us/biden-says-us-is-going-take-care-of-chinese-balloon-2023-02-04/
Quick Glance: Suspicious Chinese spy blimp shot down
- The United States accused China of spying via the balloon.
- Meanwhile, Colombia reported an item with "similar characteristics to a balloon" in its airspace.
- Shortly after the balloon was deployed, traffic was able to continue.
- As a result, it was agreed to launch the balloon securely over US territorial waters, he explained.
Live updates: Chinese spy balloon flying over the US: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed his upcoming trip to China in response to the flying of ...
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WATCH: Pentagon speaks on Chinese balloon spotted over Western U.S.: A huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon sailed across the U.S. on Friday ...
pbs.org/newshour/world/china-says-balloon-spotted-over-u-s-for-meteorological-research-and-strayed-from-course
Quick Glance: Blinken hopes to smooth over a rocky relationship with a rare trip to China.
- Reuters, February 2 – There will be plenty to disagree about when US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets his Chinese counterpart in Beijing next week, from Taiwan to chips and trade.
- Blinken's visit to China will be the first by a secretary of state since Mike Pompeo met then-foreign minister Wang Yi in Beijing in October 2018, when the two dignitaries exchanged pointed remarks amid a worsening trade war.
- Wendy Sherman, Deputy Secretary of State, will accompany him.
- "Much like it has on other issues, [Beijing] is attempting to link cooperation with other completely unrelated issues."
South Carolina sheriff’s office asks residents not to ‘shoot’ at Chinese surveillance balloon
thehill.com/policy/international/3843891-south-carolina-sheriffs-office-asks-residents-not-to-shoot-at-chinese-surveillance-balloon/
Chinese surveillance balloon part of massive program over 5 continents: Blinken: The Pentagon disclosed Chinese missions over four "sensitive sites" in the U.S.
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Quick Glance: The Pentagon claims that China used spy balloons all over the world for years.
- Ryder did not specify where the balloons flew, only that they flew over "sites that would be of interest to the Chinese."
- The most recent Chinese surveillance balloon was discovered over Alaska on January 28, but it made national headlines early last week when it was spotted over Billings, Montana.
- Ryder stated that the slow and steady approach allowed the United States to learn "a lot more" about the balloon programme.
- "I can assure you this was not for civilian purposes," Ryder said on Wednesday.
China plays down Blinken’s canceled visit over balloon: TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China played down the cancellation of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony ...
thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-china-plays-down-blinkens-canceled-visit-over-balloon/
Quick Glance: The United States shoots down a suspected Chinese spy balloon over the ocean, drawing a threat from China
- According to a US official, Washington has called it a "clear violation" of US sovereignty and informed Beijing of the shootdown on Saturday.
- According to a Reuters photographer who witnessed the shootdown, a stream from a jet hit the balloon, but there was no explosion.
- According to US officials, the payload from the Chinese surveillance balloon was not immediately recovered by the US military.
- The Pentagon announced on Friday that another Chinese balloon was spotted over Latin America, but did not specify where.
Blinken says US has ‘no doubt’ China was conducting surveillance with balloon: Secretary of State Antony Blinken has made clear that the US has no doubt China ...
cnn.com/2023/02/19/politics/antony-blinken-chinese-spy-balloon/
Chinese spy balloon had communication and intelligence tools, officials reveal: Beijing accuses Pentagon of ‘information warfare’ as US officials detail ‘larger’ ...
independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/chinese-spy-balloon-intelligence-tools-b2279141.html
The Department of Defense on Wednesday released an image of a U.S. Air Force U-2 pilot looking down at a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon as it hovers ... Show more http://bit.ly/3SpykEt
Surveillance: Powell Is Set to Punch Back as Market Fights Fed: The chair’s higher-for-longer theme will get a rerun this week
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-06-20/fed-chair-jerome-powell-set-to-punch-back-at-market-fighting-central-bank
Quick Glance: Powell Expects More Interest Rate Hikes This Year
- Nearly all Fed officials agree that more interest rate increases will be 'appropriate'
- Powell expects it will take time for the full effects of monetary restraint to be realized
- The federal funds rate is currently 5% to 5.25%
- The S&P rose 19% in the 12 months following the first pause in the last three tightening cycles
Blinken: Other nations ‘appreciate’ US exposing Chinese spy balloons: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview broadcast Sunday that many countries ...
thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/3865271-blinken-other-nations-appreciate-us-exposing-chinese-spy-balloons/
Blinken remarks on mass DNA collection in Tibet, Xinjiang spark backlash from China
rfa.org/english/news/tibet/dna-collection-05112023155723.html
Blinken meets with China’s top diplomat after US shoots down balloon: Secretary of state says he condemned surveillance in first high-level contact between ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/18/us-china-relations-antony-blinken-wang-yi-balloon
What we know about the ‘unidentified’ objects shot down over North America: Two unidentified objects have been shot down over North America in the past two days ...
thehill.com/policy/national-security/3854347-whats-known-about-the-objects-shot-down-over-northwestern-north-america-the-past-two-days/
Quick Glance: The United States has blacklisted six Chinese entities in connection with a balloon program.
- The Commerce Department of the United States has added six Chinese entities linked to Beijing's suspected surveillance balloon program to an export blacklist.
- "Today's action makes clear that entities that seek to harm US national security and sovereignty will be cut off from accessing US technologies," he said.
- According to the Commerce Department, the six entities support China's PLA and its aerospace programs, which include airships and balloons.
- China, on the other hand, has stated that the balloon was a "civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological purposes."
Spy balloon incident must never happen again, United States warns China: Beijing maintains that the ballon was merely a weather research “airship” that had ...
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WATCH: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns U.N. about threats to press freedom
pbs.org/newshour/world/watch-u-s-secretary-of-state-antony-blinken-warns-u-n-about-threats-to-press-freedom
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called China's use of a surveillance balloon "a violation of international law” in a wide-ranging interview with ... Show more @MorningEdition
Video shows the moment the Chinese surveillance balloon that crossed the United States had been shot down in U.S. airspace ... Show more https://abcn.ws/3JGa5Q0
Quick Glance: A surprisingly large China spy balloon: What we know about it
- According to the Pentagon, the balloon, which is carrying sensors and surveillance equipment, is maneuverable and can change course.
- According to the Pentagon and other US officials, the object is a Chinese spy balloon the size of three school buses moving east over America at an altitude of about 60,000 feet.
- According to the Pentagon, the balloon poses no military threat and provides China with no additional surveillance capabilities beyond what it already has with spy satellites.
- "I would much rather own a Chinese surveillance balloon than be cleaning one up over a 100-square-mile debris field," said Himes, a Democrat from Connecticut.
Chinese Balloon Was Part of Years-Long Spying Program, US Says: The high-altitude Chinese balloon that crossed over the US last week is just part of a years-long ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-08/chinese-balloon-was-part-of-years-long-spying-program-us-says
The Chinese Spy Balloon Incident: An Urgent Need for Communication: There is an urgent need for standard operating procedures and open communication ...
thediplomat.com/2023/02/the-chinese-spy-balloon-incident-an-urgent-need-for-communication/
US says Chinese military behind vast aerial spy program: WASHINGTON (AP) — China’s military is likely behind a bold aerial spy program that has targeted more ...
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US says Chinese balloon is for spying, as Blinken delays trip: China said the airship is for meteorological research and was mistakenly blown off course.
rfa.org/english/news/china/china-balloon-02032023035704.html
Quick Glance: China's Spy Balloon May Lead to More US Sanctions Against Chinese Companies
- The US government is currently "exploring taking action" against any companies discovered to be involved in the balloon investigation by the FBI.
- The most pressing question we all want answered is, of course, what the balloon's true function was.
- According to Price's comments, any companies that have components in the payload will most likely face sanctions of some kind.
- Although the majority of the components will most likely be Chinese, this incident may embarrass a few US companies.
Why the US hasn’t shot down the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, according to officials
cnn.com/2023/02/03/politics/us-monitoring-chinese-balloon/
US says will preserve dialogue with China despite balloon rift: The United States will work to maintain lines of communication with China despite a rift over an ...
hongkongfp.com/2023/02/16/us-says-will-preserve-dialogue-with-china-despite-balloon-rift/
China downplays Antony Blinken postponing visit over alleged spy balloon: China argued that neither side had formally announced any plan for Blinken to visit ...
axios.com/2023/02/04/china-balloon-antony-blinken-visit-postponed
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