On Wednesday, Beijing stated sanctions would even be imposed on a slew of US defence corporations and executives, together with models and people below Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Basic Dynamics.
“The US … has indiscriminately imposed illegal and unilateral sanctions in opposition to quite a lot of Chinese language entities … whereas (it) continues to promote arms to the Taiwan area,” Beijing’s international ministry stated in a press release asserting the countermeasures.
The US arms gross sales to Taiwan “significantly (violate) the one-China precept … significantly (intervene) in China’s inner affairs and significantly (undermine) China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”, the assertion added.
Washington switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979 nevertheless it has remained Taiwan’s most necessary accomplice and largest arms provider.
