China Sanctions More US Defense Firms, Officials for Taiwan Arms Sales
Beijing announced new sanctions this week against 13 U.S. companies and six senior executives working in the defense industry for their involvement with arms sales to Taiwan, according to an unofficial translation of a Dec. 5 notice from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The designations target several drone companies, including Brinc Drones and Kratos UAV Systems, and defense industry officials, including two Raytheon executives. The ministry said the sanctions freeze their Chinese assets and block them from doing certain business with Chinese companies.
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China has issued several rounds of sanctions against American defense firms and executives in recent months for similar sales to Taiwan (see 2410100005, 2409180004 and 2407120011).