The Chinese government has placed sanctions on seven companies in response to recent U.S. announcements of military sales and aid to Taiwan, the self-governing island that China claims as part of its territory.

Summary

China imposed sanctions on seven U.S. and allied companies, including Raytheon Canada and Aerkomm Inc., due to recent U.S. military aid and arms sales to Taiwan, as well as provisions in the U.S. defense bill against China.

Sanctions include asset freezes and bans on business dealings in China.

This follows President Biden authorizing $571 million in military aid and $295 million in arms sales to Taiwan.

Beijing condemned the U.S. for violating agreements, interfering in domestic affairs, and increasing tensions over Taiwan, which China claims as its territory.

  • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    But right now, Taiwan is terrified, and rightly so,

    Yes that’s very understandable, Xi has really turned up the heat for some reason. What is it with those sociopaths? How is China not big enough as it is. The revolution won over the old regime.
    I don’t see how denouncing the One China policy would threaten Taiwan, it’s a signal to China that they should behave.
    I also don’t think we should repeat the mistakes we did with Ukraine, that made Putin think he could invade without much problems from the west.
    I would really really love to cooperate with China, there is so much potential in that, but we can’t accept China threatening peaceful neighbors, remember it’s not only Taiwan, but also other neighbors that feel threatened regarding China’s expansionist policies lately.

    We should ensure Taiwan is as able to defend itself as possible,

    Absolutely.