2 years agoThe balloon crisis: China accuses U.S. of exaggeration and breach of international law
2 years ago PRC MoFA statement on the balloon shoot down: "China will resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the companies concerned, while reserving the right to make further necessary responses
2 years agoSenior US military official says 1 air to air missile fired by F22 at 58,000 feet (an A9X missile) brought down China spy balloon. The balloon was at 60-65,000 feet when shot
2 years ago US has downed the Chinese balloon off the Carolina coast and an operation is underway to recover the debris
2 years ago It appears the Chinese spy balloon has just been shot down over the Atlantic
2 years ago Fighters jets circling the balloon ready to shoot it down over off of Myrtle Beach
2 years agoPentagon press secretary says Chinese surveillance balloon has "a payload" under it. Clarifies that this is not munitions
2 years ago Staff for the Congressional Gang of Eight was given a classified briefing late afternoon yesterday on the situation surrounding the Chinese balloon found floating over Montana
2 years agoVideos show a suspected Chinese spy balloon, according to U.S. officials, seen hovering over Billings, Montana. China's foreign ministry has claimed it is a civilian balloon used for meteorological purposes
2 years ago The Biden administration decided to postpone Secretary of State Antony Blinken's upcoming trip to Beijing after detecting a Chinese surveillance balloon over Montana
2 years ago A balloon: Chinese officials claim was a civilian research airship was spotted over Montana earlier this week, which caused flights at Billings Logan International Airport to be temporarily grounded
2 years ago China: "A Chinese airship used for meteorological purposes accidentally entered US airspace due to westerly winds and its limited homing capability, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.[.]" ( state media)
2 years agoEarthquake of magnitude 5.0 - northern Qinghai, China
2 years ago Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - northern Qinghai, China
2 years ago China says Philippines granting US access to more military bases hurts regional stability and increases regional tensions
2 years ago Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 - southern Xinjiang, China
2 years ago Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 29 km SSE of Kangding, China
2 years ago Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 - 27 km SSE of Kangding, China
2 years agoRocket Liftoff at ~03:14UTC on January 15, Long March 2D Y71 successfully launched 14 satellites from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Payloads are: Qilu-2 & 3 Luojia-3-01 Jinzijing-3/4/6 Jilin-1 MF-02A 03/04/07 Jilin-1 GF03D 34 Haihe-1 Wofuman Beiyou-1 Tianzhi-2D
2 years ago A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in a regular daily briefing strongly condemned the attack on the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Afghanistan and said they hope that Islamic Emirate can protect citizens from all countries, including Chinese nationals
2 years agoA car accelerated and hit pedestrians in South China's Guangzhou at around 17:25 Wednesday. Five pedestrians were killed, and 13 were injured during the accident. The driver has been controlled, under further investigation, according to local authorities
2 years agoA cargo vessel ran aground in Egypt's Suez Canal, a canal services firm said. The Joint Coordination Center listed the MV Glory as carrying over 65,000 metric tons of corn from Ukraine bound for China
2 years ago Rocket GIVE ME FIVE. GALACTIC-ENERGY's CERES-1 Y5 successfully launched 5 satellites from Jiuquan at ~05:04 UTC on January 09. 5 successful missions in a roll for a Chinese startup
2 years ago Rocket CASC successfully made its first launch of 2023 in a cloudy and rainy day on JANUARY 08 at 22:00 UTC, Long March 7A Y4 sending Shijian-23 to GTO
2 years ago Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 108 km WSW of Jinchang, China
2 years ago Downing Street confirms that people travelling to the UK from China will not be allowed to embark without a negative COVID test from 5 January
2 years ago US State Department: China claims neutrality, but its actions clearly indicate that it is interested in closer relations with Russia
2 years ago US State Department: We warned China of the consequences of providing any military aid to Russia
2 years agoPutin and Xi Jinping had a call via video link
2 years agoA Chinese Air Force J-11 fighter caused a USAF RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft to take evasive manoeuvres after the fighter came within 20 feet whilst it was on a mission over the South China Sea
