The sanctions are a result of “gravely wrong actions” taken by the US and in accordance with China’s Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, the ministry said. The measures were also due to “illegal unilateral sanctions” on Chinese companies and individuals, it added.
China announced fresh sanctions on five US defence industry companies, in response to the latest arms sales deals to Taiwan.
The companies affected include BAE Systems Land and Armament, Alliant Techsystems Operation, AeroVironment, ViaSat and Data Link Solutions, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement Sunday. The measures consist of freezing the properties of those companies in China, and prohibiting organizations and individuals in China from transactions and cooperation with them, it said.
