00:00China has imposed sanctions against 20 U.S. defense firms and 10 executives a week after
00:08Washington announced a large-scale arms sale to Taiwan. The Chinese foreign ministry said
00:15the sanctions entail freezing the company's assets in China and banning individual and
00:21organizations from accessing them. The ministry also urged the U.S. to stop what it called
00:28the dangerous moves of arming Taiwan. Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department spokesperson said
00:35the United States strongly objected to the Chinese move. China considers democratically
00:42governed Taiwan as part of its own territory, a claim Taiwan rejects.
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