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 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

BEIJING: China imposed sanctions on nine US defence firms on Wednesday (Sep 18), the foreign ministry said, describing the measures as retaliation for Washington's approval of military equipment sales to Taiwan this week.