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China spy balloon
![Overinflated: China’s Balloon Threats to Taiwan Overinflated: China’s Balloon Threats to Taiwan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-03-11-195956.jpg)
Overinflated: China’s Balloon Threats to Taiwan
By Jonathan Walberg and Noah Reed
These balloon flights aren’t new, have no clear military use, and don’t seem to pose much of a threat.
![US Secretary of State Blinken Poised to Finally Make His China Trip US Secretary of State Blinken Poised to Finally Make His China Trip](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-05-31-181923.jpg)
US Secretary of State Blinken Poised to Finally Make His China Trip
By Shannon Tiezzi
Over four months after a previously planned trip was canceled due to “balloon-gate,” Antony Blinken is reportedly heading to Beijing.
![China, US Break Diplomatic Deadlock China, US Break Diplomatic Deadlock](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-09-140236.jpg)
China, US Break Diplomatic Deadlock
By Shannon Tiezzi
A meeting between Jake Sullivan and Wang Yi is the highest-ranking exchange since the balloon crisis in February.
![Chinese Balloon Case Reveals Trail of Spy Games, Double Standards in Colombia Chinese Balloon Case Reveals Trail of Spy Games, Double Standards in Colombia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-02-19-232333.jpg)
Chinese Balloon Case Reveals Trail of Spy Games, Double Standards in Colombia
By Joseph Bouchard
The revelation that a Chinese surveillance balloon entered the country's airspace earlier this month has been met with a curiously muted government response.
![Japan Suspects Chinese Spy Balloons Violated Its Airspace Japan Suspects Chinese Spy Balloons Violated Its Airspace](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-02-06-135407.jpg)
Japan Suspects Chinese Spy Balloons Violated Its Airspace
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan is debating the appropriate response to tackle such surveillance following the U.S. shootdown of a balloon from China.
![China Threatens US Entities Over Downing of Balloon China Threatens US Entities Over Downing of Balloon](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-25-121820.jpg)
China Threatens US Entities Over Downing of Balloon
By Associated Press
The threat came after the U.S. sanctioned six Chinese entities it said are linked to Beijing's aerospace surveillance program.
![In China, a Web of Actors Weave Foreign Policy In China, a Web of Actors Weave Foreign Policy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-china-flag-crowd.jpg)
In China, a Web of Actors Weave Foreign Policy
By Carlo J.V. Caro
Beijing is often framed as a unitary actor, but the reality is that many actors influence policy decisions.
![What Happened to the Chinese Balloon Over Latin America? What Happened to the Chinese Balloon Over Latin America?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-02-14-140555.jpg)
What Happened to the Chinese Balloon Over Latin America?
By Francisco Vázquez
Amid U.S. allegations of espionage, another Chinese balloon appeared over Latin America. How did regional governments respond?
![China Says More Than 10 US Balloons Flew in Its Airspace in Last Year China Says More Than 10 US Balloons Flew in Its Airspace in Last Year](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-10-07-6.jpg)
China Says More Than 10 US Balloons Flew in Its Airspace in Last Year
By Associated Press
A Foreign Ministry spokesperson mentioned the flights in response to U.S. publicization of China's alleged surveillance balloon program.
![What the China Spy Balloon Saga Means for India What the China Spy Balloon Saga Means for India](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-02-06-135407.jpg)
What the China Spy Balloon Saga Means for India
By Poornima Balasubramanian and Megha Shrivastava
Surveillance balloons are a new threat to reckon with in the grey zone – and a wake-up call for India to enhance its intelligence and counterintelligence proficiency.
![Where Is China’s Politics Headed in 2023? Where Is China’s Politics Headed in 2023?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-02-08-205719.jpg)
Where Is China’s Politics Headed in 2023?
By Dan Macklin
Beijing continues to face significant uncertainties at home and abroad, as the recent “Balloon-gate” saga demonstrates.
![The Chinese Spy Balloon Incident: An Urgent Need for Communication The Chinese Spy Balloon Incident: An Urgent Need for Communication](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-02-03-140811.jpg)
The Chinese Spy Balloon Incident: An Urgent Need for Communication
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
There is an urgent need for standard operating procedures and open communication, especially when it comes to technology and space.
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