America Blacklists Communist Chinese Entities Over Spy Balloons

The move is likely to further escalate the diplomatic row between America and China sparked by the spy balloon, which was shot down last weekend off the Carolina coast.

Larry Mayer/the Billings Gazette via AP
A high-altitude balloon floats over Billings, Montana, February 1, 2023. Larry Mayer/the Billings Gazette via AP

BEIJING — America on Friday blacklisted six Chinese entities it said were linked to Beijing’s aerospace programs as part of its retaliation over an alleged Chinese spy balloon that traversed American airspace.

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