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Chinese balloon now over central US as Blinken cancels visit
1 month ago | By Boston Herald
By MATTHEW LEE
WASHINGTON - A huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon sailed across the U.S. on Friday, drawing severe Pentagon accusations of spying and sending excited or alarmed Americans outside with binoculars. Secretary of State Antony Blinken abruptly canceled a high-stakes Beijing trip aimed at easing U..S.-China tensions.
The cancelation came despite China's claim that the balloon was a weather research “airship” that had blown off course. The Pentagon rejected that out of hand - and China's contention that the balloon, about the size of two school buses, was not being used for...
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Big China spy balloon moving east over US, Pentagon says
1 month ago | By Boston Herald
By MATTHEW LEE
WASHINGTON -
The Pentagon said at midday Friday that a Chinese spy balloon had moved eastward and was over the central United States, and that the U.S. rejected China's claims that it was not being used for surveillance.
Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary, refused to provide details on exactly where the balloon was or whether there was any new consideration of shooting it down. The military had ruled that option out, officials had said, due to potential risks to people on the ground.
Ryder said it was at an altitude of about 60,000 feet, was maneuverable and had...
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