China Sanctions Ten U.S. Defense Firms Over Taiwan Arms Sales

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China has imposed sanctions on 10 U.S. defense firms for arms sale to Taiwan, including Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and Boeing Defense. Analysts say the actions are largely symbolic as these companies are already under Chinese sanctions.

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00:00China has slapped sanctions on 10 U.S. defense firms over arms sales to Taiwan.

00:05Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and Boeing Defense are among the companies added to Beijing's

00:10unreliable entities list.

00:12They will be restricted from doing business in China and their executives will be barred

00:16from visiting the country.

00:18Beijing also banned the export of products like drones and machine tools to 28 U.S. defense

00:22contractors.

00:23The 10 blacklisted companies had taken part in U.S. arms sales to Taiwan despite strong

00:28opposition from Beijing.

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