The U.S. on Friday added 6 aerospace companies to an export blacklist for supporting the Chinese spy balloon program, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced.
The sanctions announcement came just hours after the US military shot down the “high altitude object” that entered U.S. airspace.
The six companies were added to the list for their links to the People’s Liberation Army aerospace programs “including airships and balloons and related materials and components,” the Commerce Department said. It said the Chinese military is using high-altitude balloons “for intelligence and reconnaissance activities” that go against US national security interests.
List of Six Chinese companies
- Beijing Nanjiang Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd.;
- China Electronics Technology Group Corporation 48th Research Institute;
- Dongguan Lingkong Remote Sensing Technology Co., Ltd.;
- Eagles Men Aviation Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd. (EMAST);
- Guangzhou Tian-Hai-Xiang Aviation Technology Co., Ltd.; and
- Shanxi Eagles Men Aviation Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd.
On Friday, a high-altitude object floating off the coast of Alaska was shot down. Last week, a high-altitude Chinese spy balloon was shot down off the coast of South Carolina.
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