China imposed sanctions on two U.S. defense companies over arms deals with Taiwan.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning announced on Friday that it sanctioned Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin under the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law of the People's Republic of China, and she warned the United States to stop arming the independent island nation that Beijing considers a rogue part of its territory."The US is going further down the wrong and dangerous path of arming Taiwan," she explained.
Mao referenced Lockheed Martin's role as the primary contractor for a U.S. arms sale to Taiwan last month and said Northrop Grumman has repeatedly provided weapons to Taiwan. The administration announced in late August an $80 million package using the Foreign Military Financing program, which is for"defense articles and services necessary to enable it to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability," a State Department spokesperson told the Washington Examiner at the time.
The U.S. does not support Taiwan's independence or any unilateral change in the status quo from either side, while Chinese officials have argued that certain U.S. decisions, such as arming Taiwan, indicate a change in policy, though U.S. officials deny the claim.
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