Feb 04 U.S. shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast By Zeke Miller, Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Lolita Baldor, Associated Press President Joe Biden gave the order to take down the device after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America, becoming the latest flashpoint in tensions between Washington and Beijing. Continue reading
Feb 04 China tries to minimize impact of suspected spy balloon after Blinken cancels visit By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to visit Beijing on Sunday for talks aimed at reducing U.S.-China tensions. He said he had told senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi in a phone call that sending the balloon over the U.S. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 3:29 Chinese surveillance balloon over U.S. raises tensions in already strained relationship By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Defense Department officials are tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon that is making its way across the central part of the U.S. Senior officials say it’s maneuverable, designed for surveillance and Beijing was “trying to fly this balloon over sensitive… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 9:43 House committee leaders discuss surveillance balloon, U.S.-China tensions By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Beyond headlines about a Chinese surveillance balloon and the Secretary of State's canceled trip to Beijing lies the broader relationship between the world's largest economies. Nick Schifrin spoke with two leaders of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 10:37 Brooks and Capehart on the state of the 2024 race for the White House New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Trump's third run getting off to a sluggish start and Democrats map out a new path to… Continue watching
Feb 03 WATCH: Pentagon speaks on Chinese balloon spotted over Western U.S. By Matthew Lee, Associated Press A huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon sailed across the U.S. on Friday, drawing severe Pentagon accusations of spying on sensitive military sites despite China's firm denials. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 4:47 U.S. boosts military presence in Philippines to counteract China’s increasing aggression By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn The United States and the Philippines reached an agreement allowing American military forces to operate in four new locations across the nation. The move is aimed at confronting China and its focus on Taiwan, which is only a few hundred… Continue watching
Feb 02 U.S. forms new pact with Philippines in effort to counter China By Jim Gomez, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The Philippines says it is allowing U.S. forces to broaden their footprint in that Southeast Asian nation. Continue reading
Jan 31 IMF increases expected growth for the global economy in 2023 By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The IMF, a 190-country lending organization, foresees inflation easing this year, a result of aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and other major central banks. Continue reading
Jan 30 China accuses U.S. of abusing technology export controls By Associated Press China's government has criticized U.S. controls on technology exports as a trade violation after Japan and the Netherlands agreed to join Washington in limiting Beijing's access to materials to make advanced processor chips. Continue reading