China's foreign ministry has announced sanctions against 13 American defense contractors and their executives in retaliation for U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.
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00:00China has sanctioned 13 US defense companies and their executives in retaliation for US arm sales to Taiwan
00:30Beijing is targeting aerospace firms and drone makers such as Teledyne Brown Engineering,
00:37Brink Drones, and Shield AI.
00:40China's foreign ministry says the sanctions would take effect from Thursday.
00:44The US announced a new $387 million US dollar arms sale to Taiwan on November 29th.
00:52China claims Taiwan as its own and says such sales undermine its sovereignty and territorial
00:58integrity.