Corporate records and media reports reveal an airship scientist at the center of China’s high-altitude balloon program. Companies he has founded were among those targeted by Washington.
Author: CHRIS BUCKLEY
China Finds Itself With Limited Options After U.S. Shoots Down Balloon
Beijing registered “strong discontent and protest.” But there may be little it can do to retaliate.
Blinken Cancels China Trip After Spy Balloon Detected Over U.S.
The Pentagon called the object, which has flown from Montana to Kansas, an “intelligence gathering” balloon. Beijing said it was used mainly for weather research and had strayed off course.
China’s Xi Emphasizes Unity at Jiang Zemin’s Funeral
Paying tribute to President Jiang Zemin, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, urged the nation to rally around himself, a week after protests tested his authority.
After Xi’s Coronation, a Roar of Discontent Against His Hard-Line Politics
Protests in China have roused a tradition of dissent that had seemed spent after 10 years under Xi Jinping. The effects may far outlast the street clashes.
Xi Jinping Faces Another Dilemma: How to Mourn Jiang Zemin
The former president’s death drew tributes from Chinese people at a fraught moment for the current leader, Xi Jinping, who faces widespread criticism of his harsh Covid policies.
China Uses Surveillance, Intimidation to Snuff Out Covid Protests
Communist Party officials are using decades-old tactics, along with some new ones, to quash the most widespread protests in decades. But Xi Jinping is silent.
Protests Erupt in Shanghai and Other Chinese Cities Over Covid Controls
A chanting crowd called for China’s leader, Xi Jinping, to step down, a rare act of defiance reflecting growing anger after nearly three years of lockdowns.
Xi Scolds Trudeau Over Private Conversation Gone Public
The exchange, in which China’s leader accused the Canadian leader of leaking details of a brief conversation they had, happened at the end of a summit in Indonesia.
Xi Addresses China-Australia Relationship With Prime Minister Albanese
The meeting between the leaders of China and Australia during the Group of 20 summit was another sign that Beijing is looking more broadly to ease diplomatic rifts with Western countries.