Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a press conference on Tuesday that they had decided to impose sanctions on Lockheed Martin.
As a result of sanctions against countries selling arms to Taiwan, China will go to restrict to supplier countries.Â
Chinese media reports said US-based Lockheed Martin would also be under sanctions. Although the company does not have a direct agreement with China, spare parts and rare earth elements are procured from Beijing.Â
The Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) air defense system was recently signed in the United States and Taiwan.Â
It is thought that pac-3 will face sanctions because its main contractor is Lockheed Martin.Â
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211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)