China has new moves in response to US support for Taiwan

The Chinese government on December 27 imposed sanctions on seven companies in response to US arms sales and other support for Taiwan.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry named the seven companies, including Insitu, Hudson Technologies, Saronic Technologies, Raytheon's Canadian unit, Raytheon's Australian unit, Aerkomm and Oceaneering International Inc, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP).

China's Foreign Ministry stressed that "relevant senior executives" of these companies were also sanctioned, although none of them were named, according to SCMP .

A US-made M1A2 Abrams tank rolls off a trailer at an armored training center in Taiwan on December 16.

Insitu, owned by US aerospace giant Boeing, manufactures drones and other unmanned aircraft systems. Insitu is a major supplier to NATO.

Before Raytheon units in Canada and Australia were sanctioned on December 27, Beijing did the same to Raytheon Missiles & Defence, along with Lockheed Martin last year, according to SCMP .

Any assets the sanctioned companies have in China will be frozen, and any Chinese entities will be prohibited from doing any business with them. However, US defense contractors are generally prohibited from selling weapons or other military goods to China, limiting the impact that the sanctions can have, according to SCMP .

Speaking in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning on December 27 called on Washington to "immediately stop providing arms to Taiwan in any form, objectively and rationally consider China's development and China-US relations, and stop wrong words and actions that harm China's interests."

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There is currently no information about Washington's reaction to China's move and statement.

Previously, on December 23, US President Joe Biden signed into law the US$895 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes many measures to increase military support for Taiwan, according to SCMP .

Several provisions of the NDAA call for more direct aid to Taiwan’s military and security forces, including $300 million for “intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities”; “manned and unmanned aircraft capabilities”; “integrated air and missile defense systems” and other systems. Other measures in the NDAA allow for closer coordination with allies and other countries in supporting Taiwan’s defense capabilities.

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