China imposed sanctions on seven US companies for their involvement in military sales and aid to Taiwan. The sanctions are in response to recent US actions, including the approval of a defense spending bill that China views as hostile. The US is Taiwan's primary weapons supplier, and China routinely reacts to such transactions with sanctions.
BEIJING — The Chinese government placed sanctions on seven companies on Friday in response to recent US statements of military sales and aid to Taiwan , the self-governing island that China claims as part of its territory.The sanctions also came in response to the recent approval of the US government's annual defense spending bill, which a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement said 'includes multiple negative sections on China .
US President Joe Biden last week authorized up to $571 million in Defense Department material and services and military education and training for Taiwan.Separately, the Defense Department announced that $295 million in military sales had been approved.The US defense bill boosts military spending to $895 billion and directs resources toward a more confrontational approach to China.
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