CHINA has imposed sanctions on 13 US military firms in response to the sale of US arms to Taiwan, the foreign ministry said after the United States arranged for Taiwan's president to transit through its territory.
The step follows China's strong objection to the US authorizing a potential US$385 million sale of spare parts and support for F-16 jets and radars to Taiwan, which Beijing says undermines its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
China, which considers Taiwan its own territory and its President Lai Ching Te a dangerous separatist, opposes any foreign interactions or visits by the island's leaders, reports Reuters.
Companies targeted by the sanctions include Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc, BRINC Drones Inc and Shield AI Inc, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Other companies facing sanctions are Rapid Flight LLC, Red Six Solutions, SYNEXXUS Inc, Firestorm Labs Inc, Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc, HavocAI, Neros Technologies, Cyberlux Corporation, Domo Tactical Communications and Group W.
In addition, china will freeze the assets of six executives from five companies including Raytheon, BAE Systems and United Technologies, in China, and bar their entry to the country.
Meanwhile, China has also retaliated to semiconductor restrictions imposed by Washington by banning exports of key microchip elements to US, according to UK's The Guardian.
Among the materials banned from export were the metals gallium, antimony and germanium, China's commerce ministry said in a statement that cited 'national security' concerns.
Exports of graphite, another component in semiconductors, would be subject to 'stricter reviews of end-users and end-uses', the ministry said.
The curbs strengthen enforcement of existing limits on critical minerals exports that Beijing began rolling out last year but apply only to the US market.
'To safeguard national security interests and fulfil international obligations such as non-proliferation, China has decided to strengthen export controls on relevant dual-use items to the United States,' the ministry said.
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The step follows China's strong objection to the US authorizing a potential US$385 million sale of spare parts and support for F-16 jets and radars to Taiwan, which Beijing says undermines its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
China, which considers Taiwan its own territory and its President Lai Ching Te a dangerous separatist, opposes any foreign interactions or visits by the island's leaders, reports Reuters.
Companies targeted by the sanctions include Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc, BRINC Drones Inc and Shield AI Inc, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Other companies facing sanctions are Rapid Flight LLC, Red Six Solutions, SYNEXXUS Inc, Firestorm Labs Inc, Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc, HavocAI, Neros Technologies, Cyberlux Corporation, Domo Tactical Communications and Group W.
In addition, china will freeze the assets of six executives from five companies including Raytheon, BAE Systems and United Technologies, in China, and bar their entry to the country.
Meanwhile, China has also retaliated to semiconductor restrictions imposed by Washington by banning exports of key microchip elements to US, according to UK's The Guardian.
Among the materials banned from export were the metals gallium, antimony and germanium, China's commerce ministry said in a statement that cited 'national security' concerns.
Exports of graphite, another component in semiconductors, would be subject to 'stricter reviews of end-users and end-uses', the ministry said.
The curbs strengthen enforcement of existing limits on critical minerals exports that Beijing began rolling out last year but apply only to the US market.
'To safeguard national security interests and fulfil international obligations such as non-proliferation, China has decided to strengthen export controls on relevant dual-use items to the United States,' the ministry said.
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