China Sanctions US Arms Suppliers Over Sales to Taiwan

China Sanctions US Arms Suppliers Over Sales to Taiwan
A Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft on display during the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 18, 2019. Karim Sahib/AFP via Getty Images
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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China is imposing new sanctions on two U.S. military contractors, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, for supplying weapons to Taiwan, in the Beijing regime’s latest retaliation against Washington’s support of the self-ruled island.

Wang Wenbin, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry, announced the move at a regular press briefing on Feb. 21, citing China’s Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law. He described Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin, two of the United States’ largest defense manufacturers, as “military industrial enterprises that have long participated in the U.S.’ arms sales to China’s Taiwan region.”

Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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