WASHINGTON—The U.S. blacklisted six Chinese companies Friday that it said were involved in Beijing’s surveillance-balloon program, in a move taken in retaliation for the suspected spy balloon that traversed the U.S.
The addition of the government-owned defense firms and contractors to the Commerce Department’s roster of blacklisted firms follows pledges by Biden administration officials to further restrict Western technology that China could use to advance its military and economic might.
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