Daily Memo: China’s ‘Surveillance Balloon,’ Israel and Sudan’s Peace Deal

Beijing says it's a civilian airship.

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Chinese surveillance? The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon flying over the United States, Pentagon officials said on Thursday. The balloon, which is flying above the altitude used by commercial air traffic, does not present a military threat or physical risk to people on the ground, according to a Pentagon spokesperson. Beijing’s Foreign Ministry […]

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