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A Chinese spy balloon has been flying over the United States for a couple of days, U.S. officials said on Thursday, in what would be a brazen act just days ahead of a planned trip to Beijing by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Fighter jets were mobilized, but military leaders advised President Joe Biden against shooting the balloon out of the sky for fear debris could pose a safety threat, advice Biden accepted, U.S. officials said. The United States took "custody" of the balloon when it entered U.S. airspace and had observed it with piloted U.S. military aircraft, one of the officials told reporters on condition of anonymity. Separately, Canada's defense ministry said a "high-altitude surveillance balloon" was detected and that it was monitoring a "potential second incident", without giving further details, adding that it was in frequent contact with the United States. The news initially broke as CIA Director William Burns was speaking at an event at Washington’s … [Read more...] about Chinese spy balloon flies over the United States, Pentagon says

Reuters Washington, United States   ● Sun, February 5, 2023 2023-02-05 13:05 0 d5259e4d93052b0e76bee70b050a4b7d 2 Asia and Pacific China,US,spy,espionage,Antony-Blinken,Wang-Yi,geopolitics,Joe-Biden,G20,bali Free The political uproar over a suspected Chinese spy balloon drifting over the United States did not just derail a planned visit to Beijing by the top US diplomat, it also threatens to upset attempts by both countries to steady an increasingly rocky relationship. The reaction in the United States to what appears to be an ill-timed spying mission will have lingering consequences for efforts to stabilize ties – already near historic lows. Some US lawmakers are demanding that President Joe Biden, a Democrat, hold China to account for what officials are calling an unacceptable violation of US sovereignty. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who postponed a trip that was to begin on Friday, said he would be prepared to visit Beijing "when … [Read more...] about China balloon soaring over US deflates hopes for diplomatic thaw

Boviengkham Vongdara, member of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Minister of Science and Technology of Laos, and President of the Laos-Vietnam Friendship Association (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) – Since its foundation in 1930, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has led its country through great achievements, stated a Lao official. In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency’s correspondents in Vientiane, Boviengkham Vongdara , member of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), Minister of Science and Technology of Laos, and President of the Laos-Vietnam Friendship Association (LVFA), highlighted Vietnam's major achievements under the CPV leadership through different periods, including the declaration of independence in 1945, the victories against the French colonialists and the American imperialists between 1945 and 1975. He also spoke highly of the reunification of the country in 1975, and the … [Read more...] about Lao official highlights Vietnam’s successes under CPV leadership