China announced sanctions on Friday targeting 20 US defense-related companies and 10 senior executives in reaction to recent US arms sales to Taiwan. [1] The Chinese Foreign Ministry said the measures took effect immediately under the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law. [1] The sanctions freeze movable and immovable property and other assets of the listed entities within China. [1] Furthermore, organizations and individuals inside China are barred from engaging in transactions, cooperation, or activities with the sanctioned companies and executives. [1]
The Foreign Ministry condemned the US action as a breach of the one-China principle and the three China-US Joint Communiqués. It said the arms sales "seriously violates the one-China principle and the three China-US Joint Communiqués, interferes in China's internal affairs, and undermines China's sovereignty and territorial integrity," according to an official statement. [1] The sanctions are explicitly in response to the United States' large-scale arms sales to Taiwan. [1]
The move marks a continued escalation of tensions surrounding Taiwan, with China asserting its sovereignty claims and the US maintaining its defense support. The names of the sanctioned companies and executives were not disclosed in the announcement. [1]
The Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed the sanctions will remain until the US reverses its arms sales policies toward Taiwan. [1] No further immediate diplomatic measures were announced.
The US government has not yet publicly responded to China's sanctions. The situation is likely to influence future US-China relations and Taiwan security discussions.
China will continue to enforce these countermeasures under its Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law until the US halts its arms sales to Taiwan. [1]