US EditionChina Sanctions US Defence Firms, Individuals over Arms Sales to Taiwan
China imposed sanctions on 20 U.S. defense firms and 10 executives following Washington's $11.1 billion arms package to Taiwan, freezing assets and banning business and entry into China.
- China's Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that it sanctioned 20 U.S. defence firms and 10 individuals, effective December 26, in retaliation for the $11.1 billion arms package to Taiwan.
- President Donald Trump announced on December 17 a proposed sale including 82 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and 420 Army Tactical Missile Systems, worth more than $4bn.
- Sanctioned firms face frozen China-held assets and prohibitions on domestic cooperation, including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Boeing's St Louis operations, and Vantor, formerly Maxar Intelligence.
- Observers note practical impact is limited yet the sanctions deepen U.S.-China relations tensions amid ongoing trade and technology disputes.
- China's foreign ministry said the sales violate the one‑China principle and the three China‑US joint communiques and urged Washington to stop what it called 'dangerous' moves, noting Taiwan's 23 million people.
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China Sanctions U.S. Defense Firms
by Mac Slavo, SHTF Plan: The United States is known for its sanctions that don’t accomplish anything. Now China is trying the same tactic. Beijing has sanctioned twenty U.S. defense firms over arms sales to Taiwan. Sanctions do little if anything to coerce countries into obeying and complying with threats. At the end of the […]
China announced on Friday 26 December sanctions against 20 US defence companies, including a Boeing site. Beijing aims to respond to an arms sale in Taiwan announced last week.
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Beijing. China yesterday imposed sanctions on 20 U.S. defense companies and 10 executives, a week after Washington announced a large-scale arms sale to Taiwan.
China has imposed sanctions on 20 US companies with links to the armaments industry.
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