China Sanctions U.S. Military Companies for Arms Sales to Taiwan
According to the Beijing countermeasure, properties attributed to these entities and their directors in China, as well as other assets, will be frozen.
China announced on Friday the imposition of a package of sanctions against several military companies of the United States for the sale of arms to Taiwan, territory to China considers itself and with whose separatist sector registers an increase of tensions.
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According to the Chinese Chancellery, the sale of arms to Taiwan seriously violates the principle of a single China and three joint Sino-American communiqués on the subject, seriously interferes in the internal affairs of the Asian country and harms its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
According to the Beijing laws, «China decided to take countermeasures against a number of relevant companies and senior managers».
These are Anduril Industries, Maritime Tactical Systems, Pacific Rim Defense, AEVEX Aerospace, LKD Aerospace and Summit Technologies Inc, the report states.
Among those targeted are AeroVironment Chief Executive Officer Vahid Nawabi, Chief Financial Officer Kevin McDonnell, Managing Director of Anduril Industries Brian Schimpf, Chief Operating Officer of Anduril Industries, Matthew Grimm, and First Vice President of Global Defense for Anduril Industries, Gregory Kausner. Relations between China and the US. around Taiwan worsened after the visit to the island territory on August 3, 2022, of the then president of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, shows Washington’s support for Taiwanese sepa