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China's Satellite Firm Charged for Aiding Houthi Attacks

4/18/2025

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U.S. officials have charged China's Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd. with supplying satellite imagery to Yemen's Houthi rebels, enabling them to target American ships in the Red Sea. This revelation starkly contrasts China's professed commitment to peace, intensifying tensions as the U.S. confronts Beijing amid a fraught trade war.

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U.S. officials have charged China's Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd. with supplying satellite imagery to Yemen's Houthi rebels, enabling them to target American ships in the Red Sea. This revelation starkly contrasts China's professed commitment to peace, intensifying tensions as the U.S. confronts Beijing amid a fraught trade war.