The Pentagon sought out a phone call between Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart on Saturday after shooting down the Chinese spy balloon, but the offer was rebuffed, officials said Tuesday. “Lines between our militaries are particularly important in
The People’s Republic of China is requesting the return of its surveillance aircraft after the balloon was shot down over the continental United States on Saturday. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning fielded questions Tuesday about the incident, which dominated news cycles
Two Republican senators from Texas are publicly calling on China to release a “wrongfully detained” American facing the death penalty after he was arrested for drug trafficking on a business trip to the country over a decade ago. Mark Swidan was 38-years
Costa Rica’s government said Monday that China apologized for a intel operation flying over the Central American country’s airspace. The incident came after a separate Chinese spy balloon traveled across the U.S. last week, prompting criticisms of China as well as the
A group of Swiss lawmakers met with Taiwan’s president and said Monday their government wants to deepen political relations, adding to shows of support by foreign politicians for the self-ruled island democracy in the face of Chinese intimidation. U.S. legislators including then-House
China admitted on Monday that a second balloon spotted over Latin America is theirs, alleging that the aircraft is “civilian” in nature and was shifted off-course because of weather and its “limited self-steering capability.” The revelation from the China’s Foreign Ministry comes less
China admitted on Monday that a second balloon spotted over Latin America is theirs, alleging that the aircraft is “civilian” in nature and was shifted off-course because of weather and its “limited self-steering capability.” The revelation from the China’s Foreign Ministry comes less
The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 paved the way for China to move in and deepen its influence in the country and the wider region. While much of the international community has shunned the Taliban for its archaic policies, particularly
China’s most recent – and most brazen – effort to spy on the US came in the form of a surveillance balloon that was shot down by an Air Force fighter jet over the weekend. It comes among a string of other attempts
China sought to demonstrate that “we can do whatever we want” by flying a spy balloon over the continental United States without immediate repercussions, Marco Rubio insisted. The Florida Senator said Joe Biden’s failure to react to reports of the balloon immediately