Weather balloons have been drifting toward Taiwan for at least seven weeks in what defense experts say is China's latest tactic to keep up pressure on the self-ruled island, which it has vowed to ...

A map released by Taiwan's Defense Ministry shows the approximate flight paths of two balloons launched by China. Taipei said the suspected weather balloons disappeared into the atmosphere.

HONG KONG and LONDON -- China on Monday accused the United States of flying spy balloons into its airspace without permission more than 10 times since the start of 2022, further escalating ...

China has sent surveillance balloons over more than 40 countries across five continents, and the Biden administration is in touch with other countries about the scope of the program.

Jan. 19 to 21 The balloon appears to change altitude daily as it moves over the Philippine Sea, descending from around 58,000 feet to 52,000 feet, and then ascending to 64,000 feet. These changes ...

China has insisted the balloon was not meant for spying, but instead intended to collect weather information and got blown off course. The U.S. has dismissed that assertion.

The majority are weather balloons collecting atmospheric data, including wind, temperature and humidity, they said, but Taiwan still sees them as Chinese harassment. The balloons have flown at an ...

China's foreign ministry described the balloon as "a civilian airship" for meteorological research that had blown far off course by winds. The Pentagon suspects it's collecting sensitive information.

In February, U.S. officials concluded that the balloon was part of a global surveillance fleet designed to collect information on militaries around the world; China has insisted that it was a ...

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