China sanctions 5 US military companies

, the spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced that the country plans to sanction five American military companies for selling weapons to Taiwan.

Therefore Basically, these sanctions are imposed on the eve of Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary elections, which are scheduled to be held on January 13. that China always considers this island as part of the motherland of China and has always declared its opposition to its independence.China believes that Taiwan’s elections are among China’s internal affairs and that the people of the island face a choice between war and peace.

while the US State Department sold 300 million dollars of equipment last month The military agreed to Taiwan to help maintain the country’s tactical intelligence systems.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense announced that the sale of these equipments will help maintain the effectiveness of the joint combatant command and control systems so as to maintain vigilance on the battlefield. improve.

This ministry stressed that the numerous military operations of the Chinese army near the Taiwan Strait are a serious threat to our security.

The spokesman said in a statement that the recent sale of arms by the US to Taiwan seriously undermines China’s sovereignty and security interests. , and seriously endangers the peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. The sanctions are as follows: BAE Land and Weapons Systems Company, Alliant Technology Systems Operations Company, Aeroviroment Company, Viast Company and Data Link Company.

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China stated that the Chinese government freezes the assets of these companies and prohibits other people and organizations in China from doing business with them.

The American embassy in Beijing has not reacted to this news yet.

Last week too As Taiwan’s presidential election approaches, China threatens to impose more trade sanctions against Taipei.

In the meantime, Beijing announced in December the end of the tariff cut on some chemical products imported from Taiwan and stated that Taipei has reached a trade agreement between which was signed in 2010. After that, Taiwan accused China of economic threats and interference in its elections .

Taiwan has been governed by the local government since 1949, since then Taiwan has used the flag and some other symbols of the People’s Republic of China that existed in mainland China before it came to power. The Communist Party in China had maintained. Beijing always considers this island as an integral part of the motherland of China, and this position is supported by many countries, including Russia.

China always claims that Taiwan should be under the rule of this country, and since the last three years, it has tried to subjugate Taiwan by carrying out military operations near this island, but the government of Taiwan has always declared that it has independent sovereignty and the people of this country should decide their own fate.

Beijing always asks all countries to respect the principle of one China and refrain from creating tension in this region. Currently, one of China’s biggest challenges with America in the South China Sea is over the issue of Taiwan’s independence.

America in 1979 while officially diplomatic relations with the Chinese government established, abandoned relations with Taiwan. While the US insists on the “One China” policy, it does not support China’s claim of sovereignty over Taiwan and remains a key military supporter of Taipei.

Meanwhile, Beijing Washington, as Taiwan’s largest arms supplier, has repeatedly asked Washington to refrain from selling and sending weapons to the island in order to reduce Fimabin tensions.