The Biden administration sought a highly secretive court order from the federal Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to collect intelligence about the spy balloon while it was over the US. The Chinese balloon was shot down on February 5, further straining US-China relations.
At least 26 Chinese military aircraft and 10 Chinese navy vessels were detected alongside the surveillance balloon in the 24 hours before Friday morning. Taiwan has already warned that Beijing will attempt to interfere in the ballot to get electors to vote for the candidate China prefers.
Chinese balloon news: The ministry’s statement on Thursday (February 16) said the balloon carried equipment registered to a state-owned electronics company in the northern city of Taiyuan.
China balloon row: A fleet of balloons operates under the direction of the People’s Liberation Army and is used specifically for spying, outfitted with high-tech equipment designed to gather sensitive information from targets across the globe, the US said.
Addressing a joint press conference along with the visiting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Blinken said that the United States was not the only target of this broader programme which has violated the sovereignty of countries across five continents.
China-US balloon row: US President Joe Biden said it was anticipated from China. However, he rejected any impact on Washington-Beijing talks on other issues.
Chinese spy balloon: According to the White House, Secretary of State Antony Blinken was scheduled to leave for China on Friday night (February 3), which would have been the first visit of a top American diplomat to China in several years.
Chinese balloon detected: Pentagon Spokesman Brigadier Gen Pat Ryder said the US has detected and is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon that is currently flying over the continental region of the country.
A Chinese man and his partner were collecting pine nuts in a hydrogen balloon in a forest park when they lost control and the balloon sailed off. A search was launched for the escaped balloon and the man was found safe after two days in the air.
A teenage girl Kisbu caught the eye of photographer Arjun Krishnan while she was selling balloons near a temple at Andalur Kavu festival in Kerala. The photographer got makeup artist Remya Prajul to work on her transformation. Ever since he shared her pictures she has become a sensation on social media.
An English woman released a helium balloon into the sky over Birmingham, England, to commemorate the anniversary of her father’s death.
After the police intervened, the residents of the house, from where the balloons were thrown, issued a written apology.
The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) will launch 10 balloon flights with the help of ISRO and the Department of Atomic Energy for various scientific studies, including pollution. The balloon flights will carry scientific
Beijing: A Chinese firm, which has developed the country’s first space parachute suit, has hit on a novel business idea to send people into space using a high-tech balloon and return to earth using a
New Delhi: Delhi's Indira Gandhi International airport was today put on high alert after authorities received a call about a "big balloon" hovering over it. According to the police, the call centre of the Delhi International
Atlanta, Mar 20: As a fierce thunderstorm that seemed to come out of nowhere closed in, hot-air balloon pilot Edward Ristaino spotted an open field 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) below and calmly and tersely warned
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