The United States has blacklisted six Chinese entities it says are linked to Beijing's aerospace programs as part of its retaliation over an alleged Chinese spy balloon that traversed U.S. airspace.
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The move is likely to further escalate the diplomatic row between the U.S. and China sparked by the balloon, which was. The U.S. said the balloon was equipped to detect and collect intelligence signals, but Beijing insists it was a weather craft that had blown off course. "The PLA is utilizing High Altitude Balloons for intelligence and reconnaissance activities," it said.
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