2023-02-03, 12:24 | Link #125 |
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So it turns out China has been flying spy balloons over the US.
https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcr...de-surveillan/ https://twitter.com/unknown/status/1621293636943052801 https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcr...ress-briefing/ Last edited by ramlaen; 2023-02-03 at 17:26. Reason: added today's press briefing |
2023-02-04, 10:30 | Link #127 |
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I thought the balloon incident is mostly humorous, Americans predictably seething because they want to shoot a harmless balloon...cmon let's just shoot it!!
But then I thought about it some more, and maybe balloons are actually the new meta? - Can potentially manuever anywhere by going up/down to catch air currents - Can potentially loiter for weeks or even months - Can get better images than satellite - Can carry variety of munitions - Hard to see when it's high up - Hard to detect with radar - Cheaper than a Patriot missile Balloons over Ukraine when?
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2023-02-06, 20:22 | Link #128 |
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Spying on the spy balloon:
U-2 Spy Planes Snooped On Chinese Surveillance Balloon "The U.S. Air Force's U-2S Dragon Lady spy planes were among the assets tapped to monitor and collect intelligence on a Chinese government surveillance balloon during its recent trip across parts of the continental United States and Canada. An F-22 Raptor stealth fighter finally shot down the balloon with an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, and efforts are now underway to recover the wreckage from the Atlantic Ocean. Readers of The War Zone can first get up to speed on what we already know about this incident, and its conclusion, in our past reporting here. A U.S. defense official confirmed the use of the U-2S as part of the broader response to the Chinese spy balloon to The War Zone today. It's not immediately clear all the points along the balloon's voyage that U-2s were present." See: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...llance-balloon |
2023-02-08, 11:07 | Link #129 | |
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Per WaPo.
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2023-03-05, 09:34 | Link #130 |
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https://hongkongfp.com/2023/03/01/ch...ers-reporters/
Reports are coming that Chinese dissidents living abroad are being targeted by agents who use identities of Reuters journalists. The Hong Kong Journalists Association is pissed at this.
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2023-07-28, 19:20 | Link #132 |
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'China Has 10 Years Left, At Most' — 100 Million Population
Drop Could Lead To Economic Disaster, According To Famed Analyst "Renowned geopolitical analyst Peter Zeihan recently made a startling prediction during an interview with commentator Joe Rogan. Zeihan believes that China's collapse is imminent, with only 10 years remaining before potential disaster. The crux of his prediction lies in his assertion that China has misrepresented its population numbers, leading him to estimate that the country's actual population is lower by 100 million than what the government has officially reported. "This is their last decade," Zeihan said of China. When Rogan clarified by asking, So, you're saying that China has 10 years to go?" His response was, "At most." Some argue that China's massive military, control over its people and economic power are safeguards against its demise, but others point to concerning signs that hint at potential challenges ahead." See: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/china...153312835.html |
2023-08-10, 00:11 | Link #133 |
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https://twitter.com/xiaotianphoenix/...53461428101124
This tweet made by Fu Xiaotian after her stint on Talk with World Leaders in Phoenix TV. She showed off a pic of her baby named Er-Kin. There's now allegations that she's also a spy for foreign intelligence agencies, which is why she got disappeared after Qin Gang went MIA.
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