US Sanctions Chinese Companies, Individuals Involved in Militarizing South China Sea

US Sanctions Chinese Companies, Individuals Involved in Militarizing South China Sea
A Chinese coastguard ship sails along the area of a joint search and rescue exercise between Philippine and US coastguards near Scarborough shoal in the South China Sea on May 14, 2019. TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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The United States on Aug. 26 took action against 24 Chinese state-owned companies, as well individuals involved in Beijing’s military aggression in the disputed South China Sea, as the Trump administration escalates its responses to threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party.

The Commerce Department said in a statement that it added two dozen Chinese companies to a trade blacklist for “helping the Chinese military construct and militarize the internationally condemned artificial islands in the South China Sea.” The designation prohibits American firms from doing business with these companies unless they obtain a special license.
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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