China sanctions 5 American defense companies

According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, Beijing announced today (Sunday) that it has sanctioned five American defense companies in response to the sale of US weapons to Taiwan and Washington’s action in sanctioning Chinese companies and personalities.

According to the report of the Associated Press, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China has announced that according to the new Chinese sanctions, all assets belonging to these five American companies will be blocked in China, and organizations and individuals in China will be banned from Any trade and interaction with these five companies are prohibited.

Companies included in China’s new sanctions list include BAE Systems and Alliant Techsystems Operation. AeroVironment becomes ViaSat and Data Link Solutions.

China’s foreign ministry said the US actions undermine China’s sovereignty and security interests and undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. It violates the rights and interests of Chinese companies and individuals.

The United States last month approved the sale of about $300 million in communications and defense equipment to Taiwan, prompting China’s response. At the time, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin warned that Beijing would take countermeasures against American companies involved in arms sales to Taiwan.

China, Taiwan It is a part of its territory and is very angry with the actions of the United States to encourage Taiwan to separate from China, and it considers the action of the United States in selling weapons to Taiwan as interference in its internal affairs.

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