https://news.yahoo.com/u-due-diligence-firm-mintz-023806104.html

Chinese authorities raided the office of U.S. corporate due diligence firm Mintz Group in Beijing and detained five local staff, the company said, putting foreign companies in China on alert just as the country hosts an international economic forum. #ChinaTensions #chinanews #MintzGroup News of the raid and detentions comes as Sino-U.S. relations have spiraled downwards following months of diplomatic tensions, including over the U.S. military downing spy balloon

"#MANILA, #Philippines — A militant fishers’ group on Monday expressed concern over the controversial bid to amend the 1987 Constitution which, they said, may scrap the safeguards that help prevent the “foreign plunder of our seas and natural resources” under Philippine laws."

Fishers fear Cha-cha may scrap safeguards vs foreign encroachment in PH waters | #WestPhilippineSea #SouthChinaSea #ChinaTensions #China | Global News
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/210370/fishers-fear-cha-cha-may-scrap-safeguards-vs-foreign-encroachment-in-ph-waters?utm_source=gallery&utm_medium=direct

"The balloon, which China said is for meteorological purposes but the US insists has been spying, could be seen on television collapsing and falling from the sky.

A senior military official told reporters the balloon had been downed by a single missile fired from a F-22 Raptor fighter jet that took off from Langley air force base in Virginia."

#US shoots down suspected Chinese #SpyBalloon over east coast | #ChinaTensions #Chins | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/04/chinese-spy-balloon-shot-down-us