US firms sanctioned for Taiwan arms sales

China has taken countermeasures by sanctioning six United States defense-related companies and five senior executives after the US recently announced another arms sale to China's Taiwan region.

The six companies targeted by Beijing's countermeasures, which came into effect as of Friday, are Anduril Industries, Maritime Tactical Systems, Pacific Rim Defense, AEVEX Aerospace, LKD Aerospace and Summit Technologies Inc.

These companies' movable and immovable properties, as well as other kinds of assets within China, will be frozen, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.