The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday revealed sanctions versus 6 Chinese aerospace business in connection with the Chinese spy balloon that U.S. military authorities shot down last weekend after it passed through U.S. airspace. The 6 business were contributed to an export blacklist since of their links to individuals’s Liberation Army aerospace programs, “consisting of airships and balloons and associated products and parts,” according to the department. “The [People’s Republic of China’s] usage of high-altitude balloons breaches our sovereignty and threatens U.S. nationwide security,” stated undersecretary of commerce for market and security Alan Estevez. “Today’s action explains that entities that look for to hurt U.S. nationwide security and sovereignty will be cut off from accessing U.S. innovations.” The relocation follows U.S. military shot down the Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean over the weekend. The balloon was supposedly utilized “for intelligence and reconnaissance activities” that threaten U.S. nationwide security interests. The Chinese declared the balloon was utilized to keep an eye on weather condition and it drifted off track due to unpredicted natural causes. “Today’s action shows our collective efforts to recognize and interrupt the [People’s Republic of China’s] usage of security balloons, which have actually breached the airspace of the United States and more than forty nations,” assistant secretary of commerce for export enforcement Matthew Axelrod stated. The 6 blacklisted business were Beijing Nanjiang Aerospace Technology Co., China Electronics Technology Group Corporation 48th Research Institute, Dongguan Lingkong Remote Sensing Technology Co., Eagles Men Aviation Science and Technology Group Co., Guangzhou Tian-Hai-Xiang Aviation Technology Co., and Shanxi Eagles Men Aviation Science and Technology Group Co, Bloomberg News reported. Jordan Dixon-Hamilton is a press reporter for Breitbart News. Compose to him at jdixonhamilton@breitbart.com or follow him on Twitter.
United States Sanctions Six Chinese Firms amidst Spy Balloon Incident
