Chinese balloon
China issues sanctions against US weapons makers over supplies to Taiwan
China has imposed sanctions on Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies. It has also indicated that it will take strong action in response to recent US escalation around the “spy balloon” that was shot down earlier this month
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