Chinese spy balloon

Morning World: UFOs spell trouble for superpower relations

Mattie Brignal | Defence

The bizarre balloon debacle is fuelling paranoia between Washington and Beijing.

Debunking theories of an alien invasion could have been handled a lot better by the Biden administration.

Slow-moving aliens’ balloon was no match for clever earthlings’ rockets

David Waywell | World

The Biden administration has given us a lesson in how not to deal with an invasion from outer space, real or imagined.

The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. February 4, 2023.

Spy balloon: Is China taking tensions with the US to new heights?

Gabriel Gavin | World

Reports that four unidentified objects have now been shot down over North America are giving rise to speculation there’s a new Cold War above the clouds.

U.S Navy sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover the Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon in the Atlantic Ocean, February 5, 2023 off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Chinese spy balloon: pop goes any hope of a superpower détente

Tim Marshall | China

Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s cancelled visit to Beijing was a blow to both sides.

Chinese spy balloon

Morning World: UFOs spell trouble for superpower relations

Slow-moving aliens’ balloon was no match for clever earthlings’ rockets

Spy balloon: Is China taking tensions with the US to new heights?

Chinese spy balloon: pop goes any hope of a superpower détente

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