China Sanctions US Companies, Executives Over Arms Sale to Taiwan

Arms sales to Taiwan have ‘a deterrent effect on the Chinese People’s Liberation Army,’ an expert said.

Taiwanese soldiers salute during National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 10, 2021. Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo

The Chinese regime sanctioned 13 U.S. defense companies and six executives on Dec. 5 in response to the U.S. government’s latest arms sale to Taiwan.

Beijing imposed the sanctions after the U.S. State Department’s decision on Nov. 29 to greenlight the plan to sell to Taiwan up to $385 million worth of spare parts for F-16 fighter jets and Active Electronically Scanned Array radar, as well as other equipment.