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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.
One of the world's largest aerospace and technology exhibitions, Teknofest, has kicked off.
The Chinese and Russian presidents have vowed to bolster bilateral ties and expand “all-round practical cooperation” as the two countries mark 75 years of diplomatic relations.
After Israel launched a ground offensive against Lebanon on Monday, Iran responded with a large-scale missile attack early Tuesday evening. According to local reports, Iran fired more than a hundred missiles towards Israel, triggering sirens across much of the country. Washington has announced that the U.S. Air Force will assist Israel in intercepting Iranian missiles. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán convened the meeting of the National Security Cabinet and condemned Iran’s attack.