China Sanctions CEOs Of Raytheon, Boeing Over Sales To Taiwan
China Sanctions CEOs Of Raytheon, Boeing Over Sales To Taiwan Authored by Cathy He via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Chinese regime said on Sept. 16 that it is sanctioning top executives of two U.S. arms firms in retaliation for recently selling arms to Taiwan. Military personnel stand next to Harpoon A-84, anti-ship missiles and AIM-120 and AIM-9 air-to-air missiles prepared for weapons loading drills in front of an F16V fighter jet at the Hualien Airbase in Taiwan, on Aug. 17, 2022. Taiwan is staging military exercises to show its ability to resist Chinese pressure to accept Beijing''s political control over the island. (AP Photo|Johnson Lai) The sanctions were imposed on Gregory J. Hayes, CEO of Raytheon Technologies Corporation, and Theodore Colbert, CEO of Boeing Defense , Space and Security, for the involvement of their companies in the deal, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular briefing on Friday. The move came after the State Department on Sept. 2 approved a potential $1.1 billion sale of military equipment to Taiwan.
China Sanctions CEOs Of Raytheon, Boeing Over Sales To Taiwan
China Sanctions CEOs Of Raytheon, Boeing Over Sales To Taiwan Authored by Cathy He via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Chinese regime said on Sept. 16 that it is sanctioning top executives of two U.S. arms firms in retaliation for recently selling arms to Taiwan. Military personnel stand next to Harpoon A-84, anti-ship missiles and AIM-120 and AIM-9 air-to-air missiles prepared for weapons loading drills in front of an F16V fighter jet at the Hualien Airbase in Taiwan, on Aug. 17, 2022. Taiwan is staging military exercises to show its ability to resist Chinese pressure to accept Beijing''s political control over the island. (AP Photo|Johnson Lai) The sanctions were imposed on Gregory J. Hayes, CEO of Raytheon Technologies Corporation, and Theodore Colbert, CEO of Boeing Defense , Space and Security, for the involvement of their companies in the deal, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular briefing on Friday. The move came after the State Department on Sept. 2 approved a potential $1.1 billion sale of military equipment to Taiwan.