China has said the balloon, spotted over the state of Montana, is merely a "civilian airship" which deviated from its planned route, but the US suspects it is a "high-altitude surveillance" device.

US authorities say they've been tracking the balloon across US airspace using manned aircraft, and that it's been flying over sensitive military areas. China says strong "westerlies" blew the ...

The balloon, the Pentagon said, was "most certainly" sent by China to spy on the US. After first declining to say, China on Friday admitted the balloon was its own, though claimed it was just for ...

The balloon, a senior defense official told reporters, was believed to be from China. “[W]e have very high confidence that this is a PRC balloon. Very high confidence,” the official said.

Japan is debating the appropriate response to tackle such surveillance following the U.S. shootdown of a balloon from China. The threat came after the U.S. sanctioned six Chinese entities it said ...

high-altitude balloons from China have again been spotted floating over sensitive territory. This time, it is the main island of self-ruled Taiwan, which is days away from holding a presidential ...

A fitness influencer in eastern China has trended on social media after he created a “lazy man mountain climbing method” by using a helium balloon to lighten the bag he carried on hikes.

BEIJING--Diplomatic friction festered between the United States and China on Wednesday as Beijing charged that U.S. high altitude balloons flew over its Xinjiang and Tibet regions and said it ...

October 06, 2024 The balloon seller crouches to give the girl a better photo background This footage was filmed by Miss Pan, in Xiangshan, Guilin, Guangxi, at 17:00, on October 6, 2024.

Chinese balloons must be assessed within the context of decades of mutual espionage and an awareness of the many storms in the U.S.-China relationship — and the history of empires.

China isn't letting up on its deluge of balloons on Taiwan, sending over another six high-altitude balloons on Sunday, according to the island's defense ministry. The six balloons passed through ...