China sanctions 2 US defense companies and says they support arms sales to Taiwan

FILE - An MQ9 Predator drone is displayed at the Berlin Air Show ILA in Berlin, Germany, May 30, 2016. China announced, April 11, 2024, sanctions against two U.S. defense companies over what it says is their support for arms sales to Taiwan.

China on Thursday announced rare sanctions against two U.S. defense companies over what it said is their support for arms sales to Taiwan, the self-governing island democracy Beijing claims as its own territory to be recovered by force if necessary.