The US imposes new sanctions on Chinese companies
Kyiv • UNN
The United States imposed new sanctions on 37 Chinese companies that allegedly provide technology to the Chinese defense industry, which poses a threat to US national security, some of which may be related to the incident with a Chinese balloon over US airspace last year.
The United States has added 37 new Chinese companies to the sanctions list, some of which may be related to the balloon shot down over the United States last year. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN .
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According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, 37 companies provide technologies that can be used by the Chinese arms industry, which "poses a significant threat to U.S. national security.
The US thought it was a spy balloon, and China thought it was a weather balloon.
Earlier, the United States sanctioned six Chinese companies in connection with the balloon episode.