China Sanctions U.S. Companies Selling Arms to Taiwan
A military parade in Taiwan. X/ @Qnewsegy
December 27, 2024 Hour: 2:48 pm
On Thursday, China warned that it would ‘crush any separatist attempts’ following the U.S. delivery of M1A2T tanks to Taiwan.
On Friday, China announced sanctions against seven U.S. companies in the military and industrial sectors, as well as their senior executives, in response to recent arms sales and military assistance to Taiwan.
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The U.S. actions “constitute a grave interference in China’s internal affairs and severely harm the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry stated.
The sanctioned companies are Insitu, Hudson Technologies, Saronic Technologies, Aerkomm, Oceaneering International, Raytheon Australia, and Raytheon Canada. These companies will have their assets frozen in China, where individuals and organizations are prohibited from collaborating with them.
The measures also target senior executives of these companies, who will face asset freezes in China and be denied entry visas starting this Friday.
Recent U.S. measures, including the approval of the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025,” contain negative clauses related to China that “gravely violate the One-China principle and the three Joint Communiqués between China and the U.S.,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
Previously, China had sanctioned three U.S. companies for the same reason in October and 13 companies earlier in December. This new wave of sanctions was announced after Beijing declared on Thursday that it would “crush any separatist attempts” following the U.S. delivery of M1A2T tanks to Taiwan.
Taiwan, where the Chinese Nationalist Army retreated after its defeat by Communist forces during the civil war (1927–1949), has been self-governed since the end of the conflict. China claims sovereignty over the island, considering it a rebellious province and has not ruled out the use of force to achieve reunification.
The Taiwan issue is one of the main points of friction between Beijing and Washington, as the U.S. is Taiwan’s primary arms supplier and could intervene directly in the event of a conflict.
teleSUR/ JF Source: EFE
