Chinese authorities impose sanctions on 12 companies and ten top managers from United States

The Chinese authorities have imposed sanctions on 12 companies and ten top managers from the United States for selling weapons to Taiwan and in response to restrictions against Chinese enterprises for cooperation with Russia, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.

The companies in question include Lockheed Martin, Javelin Joint Venture, General Dynamics, Intercoastal Electronics, System Studies and Simulation, Iron Mountain Solutions, Applied Technology Group and Arcient.

These companies will have their real estate and other assets frozen in China.