China Sanctions 5 US Defense Companies in Response to US Sanctions and Arms Sales to Taiwan

China Sanctions 5 US Defense Companies in Response to US Sanctions and Arms Sales to Taiwan
A man walks past a screen in the BAE Systems chalet at the Farnborough Airshow in Farnborough, England, on July 16, 2018. Matt Dunham/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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BEIJING—China announced sanctions Sunday on five American defense-related companies in response to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and U.S sanctions on Chinese companies and individuals.

The sanctions will freeze any property the companies have in China and prohibit organizations and individuals in China from doing business with them, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted online.