22 February 2022
China to sanction US firms over military sales to Taiwan
by Jon Grevatt
China is planning to impose sanctions on Lockheed Martin and Raytheon in response to the US corporations' sales of defence equipment to Taiwan, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said on 21 February.
The move is the latest in a series of similar warnings by Beijing, which views military sales to Taiwan as a threat to its sovereignty and security interests.
Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said in a press conference that sanctions against Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are aligned with China's Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, which was introduced in June 2021.
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