China Sanctions 9 US Defense Firms for Arms Sales to Taiwan

China last week announced sanctions against nine American defense companies and their senior executives for arms sales to Taiwan. The measures, taken under China’s anti-foreign sanctions law (see 2309270039 and 2310230032), target Sierra Nevada, S3 Aerospace Defense, ACT1 Federal, Cubic Corp. and others, according to an unofficial translation of a Sept. 18 notice from the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ministry said the sanctions freeze those companies’ assets in China, and Chinese companies will be barred from doing certain business with their executives.

Beijing in recent months has sanctioned several other defense firms (see 2404120011, 2401080033 and 2407120011), and added others to its unreliable entity list (see 2405200055, 2304180029 and 2302160064), for arms sales to Taiwan.