China Sanctions Five US Defense Firms on Taiwan Arms Sales

Measures due to ‘gravely wrong actions’ by US, ministry says
Weapons sales are a potential flashpoint between US, China

WATCH: Bloomberg has learned that X’s military purge came as a response to widespread corruptions. Meanwhile. China has announced fresh sanctions on US defense industry companies in response to the latest arms sales deals to Taiwan. Rebecca Choong Wilkins reports.Source: Bloomberg

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By Jane Zhang and Yi Wei Wong

January 7, 2024 at 2:47 AM UTC

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January 7, 2024 at 6:43 AM UTC

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China announced fresh sanctions on five US defense industry companies, in response to the latest arms sales deals to Taiwan.

The companies affected include BAE Systems Land and Armament, Alliant Techsystems Operation, AeroVironment, ViaSat and Data Link Solutions, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement Sunday. The measures consist of freezing the properties of those companies in China, and prohibiting organizations and individuals in China from transactions and cooperation with them, it said.