The Pentagon has given few details, but said a U-2 flew "within the accepted international rules and regulations governing aircraft flights." The State Department announced the blacklist Wednesday morning. Immediate family members of those targeted may also be barred from travel to the United States, the department said. Pompeo said the Chinese government cannot be allowed to use the China Communications Construction Company or other state-owned businesses "as weapons to impose an expansionist agenda." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPHe continued, "The United States will act until we see Beijing discontinue its coercive behavior in the South China Sea, and we will continue to stand with allies and partners in resisting this destabilizing activity."

Source: Fox News August 26, 2020 19:06 UTC