China's Foreign Ministry announced sanctions against 10 individuals and 20 US defense companies, including the airline company "Boeing"'s branch in St. Louis, Missouri, for selling weapons to Taiwan, Reuters reported, BTA reported.
The measures freeze all assets held by companies and individuals in China and prohibit local organizations and people from doing business with them, the department said.
The individuals included in the sanctions list are also not allowed to enter China.
China yesterday criticized the latest arms sale deal from the United States to Taiwan, saying it “accelerates the threat of war“ in the Taiwan Strait, Reuters reported.
Last week, the United States announced an arms sale agreement to Taiwan worth $11.1 billion, the largest ever US arms deal for the democratically-ruled island, whose government rejects Beijing's claims that it is part of China.
The United States must stop "all provocations" and correct its "wrong actions," Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Zhang Xiaogang told a regular news conference.
Meanwhile, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jiang accused the United States of trying to hinder the improvement of relations between China and India.