Hot! China to impose sanctions on three US companies selling arms to Taiwan

 

BEIJING: China says it will impose sanctions on three top US arms manufacturers over sales Many of their advanced weapons go to Taiwan.

After receiving approval from the US Congress, the Pentagon agreed to an arms deal with Taiwan last year. Last week angered Beijing.

The United States plans to send three weapons systems worth about $ 1.8 billion to Taiwan, including Both mobile rocket launchers made by Lockheed Martin, long-range ballistic missiles fired from the ground manufactured by Boeing Defense and external sensors for upgrading F-16 aircraft manufactured by Raytheon Technologies subsidiary.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said in a press conference on Monday that the Chinese government will impose sanctions on manufacturers. The top three weapons of the United States, if the above agreement enters into force.

China opposes any arms sales to Taiwan, which China considers to be under its sovereignty.

China became the first country in the world to pass a law imposing sanctions on US arms manufacturers. And China's sanctions will put US world-class arms manufacturers at risk because of These companies use electronic systems made in China.