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State department source says balloon was carrying equipment capable of intercepting communications
The Chinese balloon that flew over North America for more than a week before being was carrying equipment capable of intercepting and geolocating communications, the US government has claimed.
A senior state department official said on Thursday that equipment was identified by a U-2 spy plane sent up to scrutinise the balloon.

Chinese military scientists have been looking for ways to make them more durable, harder to detect and even to serve as platforms that fire advanced weapons.

The Biden administration is preparing new rules that would restrict U.S. dollars from flowing to China.

U.S. military and federal agencies are continuing their efforts to recover wreckage from the Chinese spy flight that was shot down ... didn't definitively dismiss the possibility that American ...

"Was everything done 100 percent correctly? I can't imagine that would be the case of almost anything we do. But I came away more confident," said Romney.

Some officials say the spy balloon program has been focused in the Pacific region, collecting information on American bases and allied military operations. And of course, the Chinese do not just use ...

Erkin Tuniyaz, who allegedly played a central role in Uyghur persecution, is expected to visit the UK
A lawyer representing a Kazakh man who has alleged severe human rights violations perpetrated by the Chinese state has requested permission from the UK attorney general to prosecute a governor expected to arrive in Britain on Sunday.
On Wednesday, the Foreign Office shocked cross-party opponents of the Chinese treatment of Uyghur people and other Turkic groups who called it “incomprehensible” that the governor, Erkin Tuniyaz – who has been sanctioned by the US – is planning to visit the UK next week.

Posts amplify content about sexual assault and misconduct allegations in Parliament House to undermine trust in political system, researchers say
A coordinated foreign influence campaign linked to the Chinese government is using social media to undermine confidence in Australia’s democratic system, according to researchers at a Canberra-based defence thinktank.
The researchers believe the network is operating from within China and is either spreading disinformation about Australian politics or amplifying concerns about political scandals. They reference rape allegations made by the former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins and against the former attorney general Christian Porter, which he strongly denies.

Rally is latest showing of public discontent since demonstrations against Covid curbs
Thousands of older people have staged a rally in the rain in central China to protest against significant cuts to their medical benefits, in the latest outburst of public discontent since nationwide protests against Covid curbs gripped the country late last year.
Video clips on social media show a large crowd of elderly protesters in raincoats and holding umbrellas gathering outside the Wuhan city government by the Yangtze River on Wednesday, while police officers form a line to stop them from approaching the gates. The location of the rally has been verified.

Chinese investors own 384,235 acres of American soil — nearly double the acreage occupied by NYC, a new US Department of Agriculture revealed.

and it plays into the view of Chinese Americans and Asian Americans as the perpetual foreigner: They can never be American enough," said Manjusha Kulkarni, executive director of AAPI Equity Alliance ...

Miller's concerns are increasingly shared by U.S. lawmakers after the Chinese balloon's voyage over American skies inflamed tensions between Washington and Beijing. In Congress and statehouses, the ...