China on Friday slapped sanctions on seven US companies and related senior executives after Washington's approval last week of a $571.3 million military aid package to Taiwan, which Beijing said infringed on its "sovereignty and territory.”
Last Friday, US President Joe Biden authorized the drawdown of up to $571.3 million for defense assistance to the self-ruled island, which China regards as its own territory.
Washington's actions "interfere in China's internal affairs, and undermine China's sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the Chinese foreign ministry said as it announced the sanctions.
The statement also hit out at Washington's 2025 defense budget, which includes a security cooperation initiative with Taiwan, as well as calls for strengthened defense industrial cooperation with Taipei.
Beijing targeted the US defense companies Insitu, Hudson Technologies, Saronic Technologies, Aerkomm and Oceaneering International, as well as Raytheon's Canada and Australia subsidiaries, the ministry said.
The sanctions will freeze the companies and executives' assets in China and ban organizations and individuals in China from trading or collaborating with them, the ministry said.
