Chinese spy balloon used U.S. internet to navigate, communicate location
Officials say the network connection was not used to transmit intelligence.
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Officials say the network connection was not used to transmit intelligence.
Police in Utah say 17-year-old Kia Zhuang was reported missing this week. His parents say they were sent a photo of him indicating he was abducted, and a ransom was wanted.
He met with President Joe Biden in person for the first time in more than a year. CBS 2's Skyler Henry tells us about the summit from the White House.
"The more information they get, the easier it is to steal their identity, especially with a company tied with China."
Antony Blinken is the highest-level American official to visit China since President Biden took office and the first secretary of state in five years to make the trip.
CEO Shou Zi Chew struggled to convince skeptical lawmakers that the app protects user data as momentum builds for banning the app over national security concerns.
Many U.S. Congress members want to ban TikTok, which is owned by a Chinese company. CBS News' Skyler Henry reports.
CIA Director Bill Burns said that U.S. intelligence is confident that Chinese leadership is considering providing lethal aid to Russia in its war against Ukraine.
"We endured," President Zelenksyy told his nation. "And we will do everything to gain victory this year."
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Beijing may provide weapons, and confirmed Chinese companies are giving non-lethal support to the Russian effort.
The United States denied that it operates any surveillance balloons over China.
CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov found there is increasing partisan divide over how it was handled.
CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov found there is increasing partisan divide over how it was handled.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said President Biden authorized the operation to shoot down the balloon.
The balloon was first spotted over Montana near military sites and for nearly seven days made its way toward Myrtle Beach.
The balloon was first spotted over Montana near military sites and for nearly seven days made its way toward Myrtle Beach.
U.S. military leaders recommended against shooting it down as it crossed over the middle of the country due to danger from debris, a senior defense official said.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a planned high-stakes weekend diplomatic trip to China.
The Pentagon says a Chinese balloon being used for surveillance is flying some 60,000 feet above the central United States. It's now heading east. As the situation unfolds, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a high-stakes diplomatic trip to China that was set for this weekend.
The CDC cited concerns over the COVID-19 surge in China and "the lack of adequate and transparent" data from the country's health authorities.
The China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 came down in a steep dive in a rural area near the city of Wuzhou, causing a "mountain fire" and an unknown number of deaths.
The crash could become one of China's worst air disasters in more than a decade.
A man was sentenced to 14 years in prison Tuesday for having drug proceeds picked up in Chicago and laundering them through China to have them sent to drug traffickers in Mexico.
The phone has been ringing off the hook at the Illinois Department of Agriculture about suspicious seeds popping up in the mail from China.
Gov. JB Pritzker has said Illinois is competing with other states, the federal government, and even foreign countries for PPE in the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic; while also trying to avoid being scammed by those selling bogus supplies.
