China To Impose Sanctions On Lockheed Martin Over Arms Sales To Taiwan

A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) interceptor missile launcher. Photo: AFP

SCMP: Beijing says it will sanction Lockheed Martin after US gives green light to Patriot missile deal for Taiwan

* The US aerospace giant is the chief contractor in a US$620m deal to upgrade the island’s defences
* Beijing says move is retaliation for State Department’s approval for deal – the seventh signed off by the Trump White House

Beijing will impose sanctions on Lockheed Martin after the US approved a deal that would allow Taiwan to upgrade its Patriot missile defences.

“The Chinese side has decided to take the necessary measure by imposing sanctions on Lockheed Martin Corporation, which is the chief contractor in the arms deal,” foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a news conference in Beijing on Tuesday.

Last week the State Department approved a US$620 million package for the self-ruled island to extend the operational life of its US-supplied Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles.

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WNU Editor: These sanctions are not going to impact Lockheed Martin .... Beijing’s sanctions on Lockheed Martin diplomatic but not damaging, observers say (SCMP).

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