February 6, 2023 US military cautious that Chinese spy flight had 'potential for explosives to detonate and destroy' balloon As the U.S. military recovers debris from the Chinese spy flight that was shot down on Saturday, officials are cautious of the "potential for explosives to detonate and destroy the balloon," NORAD chief Gen. Glen VanHerck said.
February 6, 2023 North Dakota mayor pledges to 'shut down' Chinese-owned corn mill, citing rise in geopolitical tensions Mayor Brandon Bochenski of Grand Forks, North Dakota said he will stop the development of a Chinese-owned corn mill after U.S. Air Force declared it a national security risk.
February 6, 2023 Biden admin's closed-door briefing on Chinese spying blasted by top Republican as 'unspecific, insufficient' Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., blasted the Biden administration for its response to the Chinese spy flight after receiving a classified briefing about the crisis Monday.
February 6, 2023 ND mayor vows to stop corn mill over Chinese security threat, says government's response was 'lackluster' Brandon Bochenski said the federal government has asked the city to stop construction of a corn mill near the Grand Forks Air Foce Base.
February 6, 2023 China insists second surveillance craft over Caribbean was also thrown off course by weather China said a second spy balloon seen over the Caribbean and Latin America was also blown off course by the weather, the same explanation it gave for the one found over the U.S.
February 6, 2023 Pompeo calls out 'deeply dangerous' accusation Trump Pentagon didn't notify WH of Chinese balloons Former Secretary of State and ex-Kansas congressman Mike Pompeo sounded off Monday regarding the potential there have been three prior Chinese spycraft flyovers.
February 6, 2023 White House press secretary fumbles question on other Chinese surveillance flights during Biden admin White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was questioned Monday whether there have been other Chinese surveillance flights over the US during Biden's presidency.
February 6, 2023 5 burning questions from Congress on Biden's handling of China’s surveillance mission in US airspace Lawmakers have a growing list of questions about how President Biden handled the presence of a Chinese surveillance balloon over U.S. territory for several days.
February 6, 2023 NORAD detected Chinese spy flight before it reached US, but 'could not' take action, general says NORAD detected China's surveillance balloon before it reached the coast of Alaska, but “could not” take action to shoot it down because it was not obviously hostile.
February 6, 2023 Biden didn't care about China's spy flight over US until Americans found out, says GOP lawmaker Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., joined "Fox & Friends" to react to the Biden administration's response of the Chinese spy flight and said they only acted because the public found out.