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Biden expected to tighten rules on US investment in China By AAMER MADHANI and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Biden administration is close to tightening rules on some overseas investments by U.S. companies in an effort to limit China’s ability to acquire technologies that could improve its military prowess, according to…
Here are the countries that have bans on TikTok By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The U.S. and Canada issued orders this week to ban the use of TikTok on government-issued mobile devices, as privacy and cybersecurity concerns grow over the short-video app. TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company Bytedance,…
China says it’s been ‘open and transparent’ on COVID origins BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday said it has been “open and transparent” in the search for the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and dismissed U.S. criticism as politicizing the issue. China had “shared the most data and research results on virus tracing and made…
Rumors swirl about balloons, UFOs as officials stay mum By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Maybe they came from China. Maybe from somewhere farther away. A lot farther away. The downing of four aerial devices by U.S. warplanes has touched off rampant misinformation about the objects, their origin and their purpose, showing how…
US defends decision to shoot down 3 unidentified objects By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday defended the shootdowns of three unidentified objects in as many days even as it acknowledged that officials had no indication the objects were intended for surveillance in the same manner as the high-altitude…
China says more than 10 US balloons flew in its airspace BEIJING (AP) — China on Monday said more than 10 U.S. high-altitude balloons have flown in its airspace during the past year without its permission, following Washington’s accusation that Beijing operates a fleet of surveillance balloons around the world. The Chinese allegation comes after…
As jets closed in on China balloon, hobbyists were listening By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The extraordinary scene of U.S. fighter jets getting ready to strike a Chinese balloon had many people along the Carolina coast straining their necks and pointing their smartphones to the sky to capture the moment of impact.…
Balloon bickering over Biden’s actions, China’s intentions By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers on Sunday accused China of deliberately surveilling sensitive U.S. military sites with a suspected spy balloon and said the Biden administration had given Beijing an intelligence opening by not downing the balloon during its high-altitude drift through American…
China balloon: Many questions about suspected spy in the sky By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP undefined WASHINGTON (AP) — What in the world was that thing? The massive white orb that drifted across U.S. airspace this week and was shot down by the Air Force over the Atlantic on live television Saturday triggered…
US downs Chinese balloon, drawing a threat from China By ZEKE MILLER, MICHAEL BALSAMO, COLLEEN LONG, AAMER MADHANI and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military on Saturday shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America. China insisted the…