U.S. Poised to Further Tighten Technology Exports to China after Balloon Incident

Current and former security officials say the balloon, which the U.S. said carried antennas and sensors for collecting intelligence and communications, underscores the national security threat posed by China and will build political support for stronger protections of U.S. technology.

“It certainly adds fuel to the fire, bolstering the case of the China hawks,” said Martijn Rasser, a former senior Central Intelligence Agency officer now at the Center for a New American Security, a Washington-based think tank.

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