Biden administration officials that suspected Chinese surveillance balloons had intruded on U.S. territory at least four times since former President Donald Trump took office in 2017, including once shortly after President Joe Biden took office in 2021.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/02/06/here-are-all-the-chinese-spy-balloons-detected-since-the-trump-administration/

Henrico Theatre Summer Series on Friday, June 23 at 7 p.m. Kadencia’s leader utilizes bomba and plena’s long-rooted storytelling traditions to vividly capture multiple aspects of the Puerto Rican experience on the U.S. territory and on the U.S. mainland.

Source: https://www.henricocitizen.com/articles/weekend-top-5-86/

Meanwhile, authorities in neighboring Puerto Rico, which also was hit by Franklin's rain, were searching for two scuba divers missing south of the U.S. territory in waters churned up by the storm.

Source: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230823/tropical-storm-franklin-makes-landfall-and-dumps-heavy-rain-on-haiti-and-dominican-republic

The annual meeting comes at a time of increased tension between China and the United States amidst escalating tensions with Taiwan, the Russian invasion of and following the downing of a that flew over U.S. territory.

Source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2023/03/04/congress-defense-spending-officials/8821677949732/

The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said the latest launch doesn’t pose an immediate threat to the U.S. territory or its allies.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/world-news/2023/03/n-korea-launches-missile-into-sea-amid-us-s-korea-drills/