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Eurasia
23/05/2024 18:37
The US companies included units of Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and General Dynamics, China’s foreign ministry said, according to South China Morning Post.
The measures, which include freezing assets in China and banning senior executives from entering the country including Hong Kong and Macau, took effect from Wednesday, it added.
The action follows the US “indiscriminately imposing unlawful unilateral sanctions on a number of Chinese entities on the basis of so-called Russia-related factors”, the ministry said in a statement.
China said the US had “ignored its objective and impartial position in the Ukrainian crisis”, and had instead “engaged in unilateral bullying and economic coercion”.
The ministry said the US had also continued to sell arms to Taiwan, which “seriously violates” the one-China principle and joint communiqués between both countries, and “seriously undermines” China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Putin briefed leaders from Brazil, India, South Africa, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan on his Alaska summit with Trump, underscoring Russia’s active diplomacy.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have concluded their joint press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. According to Putin, the two leaders reached agreement on certain points, which Trump will present to Ukraine and NATO in the coming hours.
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday for a summit aimed at resolving the conflict in Ukraine.