China ‘knows precisely why’ the spy balloon was over the United States | USA TODAY #Shorts

State Department spokesman Ned Price called out China for sending a spy balloon above the U.S. RELATED: Chinese spy balloon shot down by US Air Force over Atlantic Ocean https://bit.ly/3x9E1fT The Pentagon did not shoot down the Chinese balloon as…

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Taiwan calls on China to ‘return to normal’ as COVID protests continue | USA TODAY #Shorts

Taiwan called on China to let the country “return to normal” in the wake of widespread protests over their zero-COVID policy. RELATED: Protesters in China take to the streets over COVID lockdown policy https://bit.ly/3EOsdTL The Biden administration offered support Monday…

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China will take ‘all measures necessary’ against Taiwan, Xi Jinping warns | USA TODAY #Shorts

Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke at the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National Congress and reiterated his desire to reunify Taiwan with mainland China. RELATED: US lawmakers visit Taiwan following Nancy Pelosi’s trip https://bit.ly/3TqOzk3 Xi Jinping will upend Chinese political traditions…

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Xinjiang police files reveal details of Uyghur internment in China | USA TODAY

Beijing’s incarceration of ethnic minorities is creating a slow-motion genocide, experts say. An exclusive new report offers a look inside. RELATED: US diplomatic boycott of China winter Olympics: Who goes, who doesn’t https://bit.ly/39Or8zA The Chinese government views the Uyghurs as…

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COVID-19 lockdown restrictions ease in Shanghai for some residents | USA TODAY

Roughly six million Shanghai residents have been allowed to go outside, though health officials say the virus is not yet contained. RELATED: Death doulas: How COVID shifted society’s view of death and dying | USA TODAY https://bit.ly/3xjwT1R Some residents of…

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White House gives update after Biden’s call with Xi Jinping | USA TODAY

White House press secretary Jen Psaki says China has to “make a decision” after President Biden and China’s leader Xi Jinping spoke. RELATED: White House: Russia could be preparing for chemical warfare https://bit.ly/34Si2Qe The chilly U.S.-China relationship may face its…

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Frozen bubbles lay beneath the surface of a lake in China | USA TODAY

Tourists in China were mesmerized by thousands of frozen bubbles beneath a lake’s surface. RELATED: China avalanche: Tourists avoid icy entrapment https://bit.ly/3H0KKLX » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: COPY…

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