China Sanctions Five US Defense Companies Over Arms Sales to Taiwan

Sanctions come ahead of Taiwan's presidential elections and in response to a recent $300 million US arms sale to Taiwan.

China has imposed sanctions on five US defense companies in response to the US's recent arms sales to Taiwan.
The sanctioned companies are BAE Systems Land and Armaments, Alliant Techsystems Operations, AeroVironment, Viasat, and Data Link Solutions.
The sanctions will freeze the assets of these companies in China and ban Chinese organizations and individuals from doing business with them.
This move comes ahead of Taiwan's presidential and parliamentary elections on January 13, which China has described as a choice between war and peace.
The US State Department approved a $300 million sale of equipment to help maintain Taiwan's tactical information systems last month, a move that China said 'seriously undermines its sovereignty and security interests.'