China said on Friday (Sep 15) that it was sanctioning two United States defence companies, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, over their roles in supplying arms to Taiwan.
The United States Congress, under the Taiwan Relations Act, requires the supply of weapons to the self-governing democracy for its defence.
US administrations had done so through sales rather than direct aid, but in August, Washington for the first time approved direct US military aid to Taiwan under an assistance programme aimed at foreign governments.
Oh no! They’ve sanctioned some of our military industrial companies, which are generally not allowed to sell things to the PRC anyways! What shall we do?!?
Sell to or buy from. Now they’re double not allowed
Is that like a double negative where it cancels out and now they are allowed?