Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, December 26 news: The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to questions on countermeasures against the US selling weapons to Taiwan.
Question: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs website has announced decisions to take countermeasures against 20 American defense companies and 10 senior executives. What further comments does the spokesperson have?
Answer: In response to the recent announcement by the United States to sell a large amount of weapons to Taiwan, China has decided to take countermeasures against 20 American defense-related companies and 10 senior executives who have been involved in arming Taiwan in recent years, according to relevant provisions of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on Countering Foreign Sanctions."
I would like to reiterate that the Taiwan issue is the core of China's core interests and the first red line that cannot be crossed in Sino-US relations. Any act of crossing the line and provoking the Taiwan issue will be met with a strong response from China. Any enterprise or individual involved in arms sales to Taiwan must pay a price for their mistakes. No country or force should underestimate the firm determination, strong will, and powerful capability of the Chinese government and people to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
China again urges the US side to abide by the One-China Principle and the three joint communiqués between China and the US, implement the commitments made by the leaders of the US, stop the dangerous act of arming Taiwan, stop undermining the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait, and stop sending wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" separatist forces. China will continue to take resolute and powerful measures to firmly safeguard national sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
On December 26, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China issued Decree No. 19, which will take effect from December 26, 2025.
The United States recently announced the large-scale sale of weapons to Taiwan, seriously violating the One-China Principle and the three joint communiqués between China and the US, seriously interfering in China's internal affairs, and seriously damaging China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. According to Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 15 of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on Countering Foreign Sanctions," China has decided to take countermeasures against the following American defense-related enterprises and senior executives:
The following 20 enterprises listed in the attached "List of Countermeasures": Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, L3 Harris Marine Services, Boeing St. Louis, Missouri Branch, Gibbs & Cox, Inc., Advanced Acoustic Concepts, LLC, VSE Corporation, Sierra Technical Services, Red Cat Holdings, Teledyne FLIR, Recon艇 LLC, High Point Aerospace Technologies, Epirus, Diederich, I-FIELD Technology, Blue Light Technologies, Submersible Technologies, Ventra, Intellilink, Raytheon Technologies, and Lazarus AI, shall have their movable property, immovable property, and other various properties frozen within our territory; it is prohibited for organizations and individuals within our territory to conduct related transactions, cooperation, and other activities with them.
The following 10 senior executives listed in the attached "List of Countermeasures": Palmer Luckey (founder of Anduril Industries), John Cantillon (Vice President of L3 Harris Technologies and Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of L3 Harris Marine Services), Michael Kanoval (President and CEO of Advanced Acoustic Concepts, LLC), John Cummer (President and CEO of VSE Corporation), Mitch McDonald (President of Teledyne FLIR), Anshuman Roy (founder and CEO of Raytheon Technologies), Dan Smoot (President and CEO of Ventra), Aditya Devarakonda (CEO of Diederich), Ann Wood (President of High Point Aerospace Technologies), and Jay Hofflich (co-founder and CEO of Recon艇 LLC), shall have their movable property, immovable property, and other various properties frozen within our territory; it is prohibited for organizations and individuals within our territory to conduct related transactions, cooperation, and other activities with them personally; they themselves will not be granted visas and are not allowed to enter (including Hong Kong and Macao).
Original text: toutiao.com/article/7588093915480277544/
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