China sanctions on U.S. defense firms have recently intensified tensions between Washington and Beijing. The Chinese government has imposed these sanctions in response to the U.S. State Department’s approval of a $228 million arms deal to Taiwan.

China sanctions nine U.S. military firms in response to arms sales to Taiwan, asserting violations of the one-China principle.

China has announced sanctions on American companies selling arms to the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory and threatens to annex by force