Tag: Balloons (Aeronautics)

U.S. and China Vie in Hazy Zone Where Balloons, U.F.O.s and Missiles Fly

American officials are worried China is far along in developing military technology that operates in the unregulated high-altitude zone of “near space.”

February 17, 2023
Biden Tries to Calm Tensions Over Chinese Spy Balloon

The president said he will speak soon with President Xi Jinping to register his objection to the Chinese surveillance machine that was recently detected and shot down.

February 16, 2023
Senate Unanimously Condemns China for Spy Balloon, Joining the House

With the Senate’s bipartisan action on Wednesday night, both chambers of Congress have officially taken China to task for the episode amid questions about the Biden administration’s response.

February 15, 2023
How Questions Over a Spy Balloon and U.F.O.s Fed a Crisis Between the U.S. and China

U.S. officials now suspect that the balloon was sent to spy on bases in Guam and Hawaii and that recent U.F.O.s were not surveillance machines. Washington’s evolving view reflects U.S. and Chinese difficulties in discerning each other’s intentions.

February 15, 2023
China Says U.S. Flew Balloons Over Xinjiang and Tibet

The accusation came days after Beijing claimed that the United States had sent airships over China multiple times, ramping up tensions between the two superpowers.

February 15, 2023