US intelligence officials determined the Chinese spy balloon used a US internet provider to communicate

"Intelligence officials have revealed a Chinese spy balloon that flew across the US for a week

in February used an American internet service provider to communicate.
The balloon had drifted east and entered US airspace over Alaska on 28 January and was tracked as it flew over Malmstrom Air Force base in Montana, where nuclear assets are stored. The report stated that the balloon was connected to a US-based company and communicating with China about its navigation.
It further stated that the connection 'allowed the balloon to send burst transmissions or high-bandwidth collections of data over short periods of time' to its home base in China.
The channel has not released the name of the company." MS

Leaked Emails Show Biden Administration Protected China During Spy Balloon-gate

"A recent report from Reuters alleges that Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who has already been implicated in several scandals, was purportedly prioritizing the interests of the Chinese Communist Party. The report, supported by leaked emails and inside sources, proves what many on the right feared all along: Joe Biden was far more concerned about not offending China than our national security.

“When an alleged Chinese spy balloon traversed the United States in February, some U.S. officials were confident the incursion would galvanize the U.S. bureaucracy to push forward a slate of actions to counter China,” reports Reuters. “Instead, the U.S. State Department held back human rights-related sanctions, export controls and other sensitive actions to try to limit damage to the U.S.-China relationship, according to four sources with direct knowledge of U.S. policy, as well as internal emails seen by Reuters.”

Despite the State Department’s expression of dissatisfaction regarding the spy balloon incident, which led to the postponement of Blinken’s intended visit to Beijing, an internal communication within the State Department, examined by Reuters, reveals that senior U.S. officials deliberately delayed planned measures against China." PJM

Blinken Warns China Against Providing Aid To Russia, Says Balloon Surveillance Must "Never Again Occur" As Beijing Slams "Excessive Use Of Force", Offers "No Apology"

"Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China’s top diplomat on Saturday that the U.S.

will not tolerate violations of its airspace after a Chinese spy balloon flew over North America, but received no apologies from Beijing.

According to Politico, Blinken met with Wang Yi, director of China’s Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in what was the administration’s first face-to-face meeting with the Chinese government since a balloon was discovered earlier this month and subsequently downed by the U.S. military off the coast of South Carolina. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China’s top diplomat  that the U.S. will not tolerate violations of its airspace after a Chinese spy balloon flew over North America, but received no apologies from Beijing.

Blinken also warned Beijing about “implications and consequences if China provides material support to Russia or assistance with systemic sanctions evasion,” as Moscow wages war against Ukraine." ZH

China Blasts ‘Vanity Political Appointee’ Pete Buttigieg over Ohio Train Catastrophe

"Chinese state media continued having a field day with the Ohio train disaster on Tuesday and Wednesday, crowing that the calamity has become a viral sensation on Chinese social media because it exposes the corruption, incompetence, and hypocrisy of the U.S. government. 

Many netizens, when criticizing the U.S. for not properly handling the disaster, also questioned if the U.S. government is trying to deliberately withhold information, and hype a balloon incident involving China to divert domestic media attention, the state-run Global Times said on Tuesday, hammering Beijing’s favorite new talking point about how President Joe Biden’s administration targeted China’s harmless and lovable weather balloon to distract Americans from the Ohio disaster.

Chinese social media is reportedly buzzing with comparisons to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986, in which the Russian government was not exactly forthcoming with honest information about the dangerous situation around the reactor." Breitbart

Marjorie Taylor Greene trolls Biden's State of the Union with white balloon

"Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., brought a helium balloon to the U.S. Capitol on
Tuesday in an effort to troll President Joe Biden over his response to the recent Chinese spy flight ahead of his State of the Union address.

Greene said it was "just an innocent white balloon" in a video she posted to her Twitter account Tuesday afternoon, which also showed her walking around the Capitol while holding the balloon. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Greene said she brought the balloon to work because the Chinese spy flight incident was the "No. 1 thing" that Biden needs to address during his speech later Tuesday." FOX

China wants its balloon back

"The Chinese Foreign Ministry has requested that President Joe Biden’s administration return debris from the air balloon that the US military shot down off America’s east coast, saying the aircraft “belongs to China.” RT

Here’s The Long List Of Military Bases The Chinese Balloon Passed While Biden Did Nothing

"It was first reported on January 28th, 2023, that the balloon was seen in Alaska, and it is
believed to have taken a flight path from Alaska into Canada, before entering the mainland United States.

Over the course of the next several days, the balloon made its way across the country, passing through the Idaho-Montana region and continuing on its journey. On February 1st, 2023, the balloon was shot down after it had left US territory in North Carolina, having successfully collected all of its data for the Chinese Communist Party.

 Here is a list of the US Military bases in the path of the China Spy Balloon.

• Malstrom Air Force Base – Montana
• Ellsworth Air Force Base – South Dakota
• Joe Foss Field ANG – South Dakota
• Sioux City ANG – Iowa
• Offutt Air Force Base -Nebraska
• Camp Ashland – Nebraska
• Lincoln ANG – Nebraska
• Whiteman Air Force Base – Missouri
• Fort Leonard Wood – Missouri
• St. Louis Army Human Resources – St. Louis, MO
• Scott Air Force Base – Illinois
• Fort Campbell – Tennessee
• Nashville ANG – Tennessee
• Smyrna ANG – Tennessee
• Houston Barracks – Tennessee
• McGhee Tyson ANG – Tennessee
• Pope Air Force Base – North Carolina
• Fort Bragg – North Carolina
• MCAS New River – North Carolina
• Camp Lejeune – North Carolina
• US Coast Guard Station Fort Macon

The recent presence of a China spy balloon in US airspace constitutes a significant and unprecedented threat to national security." TP

China Threatens Repercussions for Downed Spy Balloon, Reserves ‘the Right to Take Further Actions in Response’

"The U.S. military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America. China insisted the flyover was an accident involving a civilian aircraft and threatened repercussions.

China responded that it reserved the right to “take further actions” and criticized the U.S. for “an obvious overreaction and a serious violation of international practice.”

The giant white orb was spotted over the Carolinas as it approached the Atlantic coast. About 2:39 p.m. EST, an F-22 fighter jet fired a missile at the balloon, puncturing it while it was about 6 nautical miles off the coast near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, senior defense officials said." Breitbart

US Stealth Jet Shoots Down Chinese Spy Balloon Off Carolinas

"US defense officials confirmed to Fox News an F-22 stealth jet fired an AIM-9 Sidewinder
that brought down the Chinese surveillance balloon. The F-22 was based out of Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. NEW: senior defense official tells me an F22 fighter jet fired a single shot at the Chinese spy balloon in U.S. air space over Atlantic Ocean. The F22s flew from Langley Air Force Base in Virginia." ZEROHEDGE

China urges ‘calm’ over spy balloon controversy

"Chinese officials early Saturday continued to downplay the presence of its spy balloon over
US soil and urged “both parties to remain calm.”

Without confirming that the balloon is being used for surveillance, Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said in a statement that China “has always strictly followed international law, we do not accept any groundless speculation and hype. " NYP

Trump Reacts To Chinese Spy Balloon Over Montana

"Trump reacted to the Chinese spy balloon that is hovering over Montana. His message was
simple, and it’s something that Biden doesn’t have the guts to do:

“SHOOT DOWN THE BALLOON!,” Trump simply said." TP

Pentagon Confirms a 2nd Chinese Spy Balloon

"Pentagon confirmed that a 2nd Chinese spy balloon was “transiting Latin America.”

“We are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America,” said Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder to journalist Alex Ward. “We now assess it is another Chinese surveillance balloon.”.....the second spy balloon was spotted above Costa Rica." TP

 

‘Chinese spy balloon’ breached US airspace

"The Pentagon has spotted what it believes to be a surveillance balloon in the northern US and is monitoring it closely, though the White House has advised not to take military action to shoot it down. The balloon, which senior officials say belongs to China.....The balloon was last confirmed sighted in the skies above Billings, Montana, but its current location has not been disclosed." RT