Posted on 02/21/2022 4:59:29 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China said Monday it will impose new sanctions on U.S. defense contractors Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin due to their arms sales to Taiwan, stepping up a feud with Washington over security and Beijing’s strategic ambitions.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced the move at a daily press briefing, citing a newly passed Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law that took effect in 2021. It was in response to a $100 million deal approved by the U.S. for maintenance of Taiwan’s missile defense systems by the two companies.
“China once again urges the U.S. government and relevant parties to . . . stop arms sales to Taiwan and sever military ties with Taiwan,” Wang said.
“China will continue to take all necessary measures to firmly safeguard its sovereignty and security interests in accordance with the development of the situation,” he said without giving any details.
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We’ve been selling weapons to Taiwan for IIRC...20 years.
Good! These two companies should not have ANY business with the evil red devils.
More like 40 years
China: “That does it, Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin! We are no longer going to steal your technology!”
1) The proper name is not “Taiwan.” They are the Republic of China and the only representative government of any portion of the Chinese people, now that the Communists have neutered basic rights in Hong Kong and Macau.
2) Our defense relationship with the Republic of China goes back to 1937 and the Japanese invasion, so at least 85 years.
IIRC more like 75, but “selling” is the key word. We may have been “giving” for 30 or 40 before we started charging.
These two companies should not have ANY business with the evil red devils
In fact, why do they have any business with them in the first place. My mom’s step dad long ago told me the commies will sell us the rope with which we will hang ourselves. Smart guy.
The problem, of course, is that our fools now have China as the sole provider of crucial trinkets.
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