China slams U.S. response to balloon incursion over territory
Along with Congress’s passing of the resolution, the U.S. has sanctioned six Chinese entities it said are linked to Beijing’s aerospace programs.
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China threatens U.S. entities over balloon shootdown
After initially expressing regret over the balloon’s entry into U.S. airspace, China has returned spying accusations against Washington, alongside its threats of retaliation.
‘Difficult’ search ahead for object shot down over Yukon. Defence minister explains why
In Yukon, the search area is between Dawson City and Mayo, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says, which are roughly 230 kilometres apart by vehicle, according to Google Maps.
U.S. military recovers key sensors from downed Chinese surveillance balloon
The U.S. military said on Monday it had recovered critical electronics from the suspected Chinese spy balloon downed by a U.S. fighter jet off South Carolina’s coast on Feb. 4.
The search is on for objects shot down over Canada, U.S. Here’s what we know
After news of the initial suspected Chinese spy balloon emerged earlier this month, the U.S. military has been adjusting its radar to find flying objects.
Unidentified object downed over Yukon posed ‘reasonable threat’ to Canadians: Trudeau
Speaking to reporters in Yukon on Sunday, Trudeau said the unidentified object ‘unlawfully’ entered Canadian airspace and was shot down by an American F-22 on on Saturday.
NORAD is monitoring more objects that could be additional spy balloons: sources
The information from three security sources comes after the U.S. shot down a ‘high-altitude’ object on Friday and after the shootdown last weekend of a Chinese spy balloon.
Spy balloon: U.S. blacklists 6 Chinese entities with ties over aerospace program
The move is likely to further escalate the diplomatic row between the U.S. and China sparked by the balloon, which was shot down last weekend off the Carolina coast.
U.S. shoots down ‘high-altitude’ object over Alaska
National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby would not say if the object was a balloon like the Chinese spy balloon that flew over North America last week.
Why didn’t Canada shoot down a Chinese spy balloon? Defence minister explains
Anita Anand did not say where the Chinese spy balloon first entered Canadian airspace, what locations it passed over, or for how long it hovered overhead before entering the U.S.