US arms sales to Taiwan prompts China to sanction Lockheed Martin
Unspecified sanctions on Boeing’s defence unit and Raytheon Technologies ‘will be imposed to uphold national interests’
26 October 2020 - 17:00
Beijing — China will impose unspecified sanctions on Boeing’s defence unit, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon Technologies after the US state department approved $1.8bn in arms sales to Taiwan last week.
The sanctions will be imposed “in order to uphold national interests”, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told reporters on Monday in Beijing. Boeing Defense would be among those sanctioned, he said...
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