China verhängt Exportverbot für Lockheed Martin, Raytheon und Boeing nach US-Waffenverkäufen an Taiwan – Peking verhängt Exportverbot gegen 28 US-Rüstungsunternehmen und setzt 10 auf die Liste der „unzuverlässigen Unternehmen“.

By Arpan Rai:

*[…] Beijing imposed the ban on 28 US defence contractors, placing 10 of them on an unreliable entities list over weapons sales to Taiwan, the commerce ministry said on Thursday.*

*[…] The export ban mimics last month’s sanctions on defence and aerospace entities involved in a previous sale of weapons to Taiwan. The sanctions targeted Insitu, Hudson Technologies, Saronic Technologies, Raytheon Canada, Raytheon Australia, Aerkomm, and Oceaneering International Inc.*

*The firms under the latest ban will be barred from import and export activities in China and from making new investments. Their officials cannot enter the country and their work permits or residency will be revoked.*

*It was not immediately clear how many individuals would be impacted by the decision.*

*Taiwan last month received a batch of 38 advanced Abrams battle tanks from the US in a significant boost to the island’s land defence capabilities. Another 42 tanks, considered the heaviest in the world, are due to be delivered this year, and 28 the year after.*

*The island has been upgrading its defence capabilities – acquiring F-16 fighter jets, missiles, submarines and artillery systems from the US – in the face of increasing military drills by China.*