China imposes sanctions on US defence firms over Taiwan arms deal

The $10bn Trump-approved sale to Taipei triggers Beijing sanctions against firms such as Boeing and Northrop GrummanChina’s foreign ministry has hit US defence companies, including Boeing, with sanctions after Donald Trump approved a large package of arms sales to Taiwan.The ministry said on Friday that the measures – against 10 individuals and 20 US firms including Boeing’s production hub at St Louis in Missouri – freeze any assets the companies and individuals hold in China and bar domestic organisations and individuals from doing business with them. Continue reading...