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China surveillance operations
![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.
![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.
![China Admits There’s a 2nd Chinese Balloon Over Latin America China Admits There’s a 2nd Chinese Balloon Over Latin America](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-02-03-175451.jpg)
China Admits There’s a 2nd Chinese Balloon Over Latin America
By Shannon Tiezzi
Like the balloon spotted over the United States, the Pentagon claimed the object was used for surveillance; Beijing says it was blown off course while conducting civilian research.
![What Does International Law Say About China’s Spy Balloon and the US Response? What Does International Law Say About China’s Spy Balloon and the US Response?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-02-06-135407.jpg)
What Does International Law Say About China’s Spy Balloon and the US Response?
By Donald R. Rothwell
The incursion of the Chinese balloon tested the bounds of international law.
![Spy Balloon Incident Roils China-US Relations Ahead of Blinken Trip Spy Balloon Incident Roils China-US Relations Ahead of Blinken Trip](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-02-03-140811.jpg)
Spy Balloon Incident Roils China-US Relations Ahead of Blinken Trip
By Shannon Tiezzi
The U.S. military announced it was tracking a surveillance balloon from China over the continental United States.
![The US-China Maritime Surveillance Debate The US-China Maritime Surveillance Debate](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-usns_impeccable–scsea_incident02.jpg)
The US-China Maritime Surveillance Debate
By Mark J. Valencia
Do recent Chinese moves really show a shift toward accepting the U.S. position?
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