fredag 20. september 2024

China sanctions 9 US firms over military sales to Taiwan

China imposed sanctions on Wednesday on nine U.S.-military linked firms for their sale of equipment to Taiwan and it denounced what it called the “dangerous trend” of U.S. military support for the democratic island. On Monday, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced the sale of aircraft spare parts and related logistics and support worth about US$228 million to Taiwan, adding that the spare parts would boost the island’s “ability to meet current and future threats.”

The sale included both classified and unclassified components for the aircraft, as well as related engineering, technical and logistics support services. Washington’s arms sales to Taipei “seriously interfered in China’s internal affairs, and seriously damaged China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” said China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday.