The Daily Populous Saturday December 27th, 2025 morning edition
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FILE - A low-cost autonomous cruise missile Barracuda 500, jointly manufactured by U.S Anduril and Taiwan''s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, isndisplayed during the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE) at Nangang Exhibition Center in Taipei, Taiwan, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

BEIJING -- Beijing imposed sanctions on Friday against 20 U.S. defense-related companies and 10 executives, a week after Washington annoucned large-scale arms sales to Taiwan.

The sanctions entail freezing the companies’ assets in China and banning individuals and organizations from dealing with them, according to the Chinese foreign ministry.

The companies include Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, L3Harris Maritime Services and Boeing in St. Louis, while defense firm Anduril Industries founder Palmer Luckey is one of the executives sanctioned, who can no longer do business in China and are barred from entering the country. Their assets in the East Asian country have also been frozen.

The announcement of the U.S. arms-sale package, valued at more than $10 billion, has drawn an angry response from China, which claims Taiwan as its own and says it must come under its control.

If approved by the American Congress, it would be the largest-ever U.S. weapons package to the self-ruled territory.

“We stress once again that the Taiwan question is at the very core of China’s core interests and the first red line that must not be crossed in China－U.S. relations,” the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday. “Any company or individual who engages in arms sales to Taiwan will pay the price for the wrongdoing."

The ministry also urged the U.S. to stop what it called “the dangerous moves of arming Taiwan.”

Taiwan is a major flashpoint in U.S.-China relations that analysts worry could explode into military conflict between the two powers. China says that the U.S. arms sales to Taiwan would violate diplomatic agreements between China and the U.S.

China’s military has increased its presence in Taiwan’s skies and waters in the past few years, holding joint drills with its warships and fighter jets on a near-daily basis near the island.

Under the American federal law, the U.S. is obligated to assist Taiwan with its self-defense, a point that has become increasingly contentious with China. Beijing already has strained ties with Washington over trade, technology and other human rights issues.

tengo_harambe on December 26th, 2025 at 18:48 UTC »

Since the article doesn't list out the sanctioned companies/executives for some reason

Sanctioned companies:

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

L3Harris Maritime Services

Boeing in St. Louis

Gibbs & Cox

Advanced Acoustic Concepts

VSE Corporation

Sierra Technical Services

Red Cat Holdings

Teal Drones

ReconCraft

High Point Aerotechnologies

Epirus

Dedrone Holdings

Area-I

Blue Force Technologies

Dive Technologies

Vantor

Intelligent Epitaxy Technology

Rhombus Power

Lazarus Enterprises

Sanctioned executives:

Palmer Luckey, founder of Anduril Industries

John Cantillon, vice president of L3Harris Technologies

Michael J. Carnovale, president and CEO of Advanced Acoustic Concepts

John A. Cuomo, president and CEO of VSE Corporation

Mitch McDonald, president of Teal Drones

Anshuman Roy, founder and CEO of Rhombus Power

Dan Smoot, president and CEO of Vantor

Aaditya Devarakonda, CEO of Dedrone Holdings

Ann Wood, president of High Point Aerotechnologies

Jay Hoflich, co-founder and CEO of ReconCraft

wildmarrow on December 26th, 2025 at 17:57 UTC »

Sanctioning defense contractors is basically diplomatic cosplay at this point. Everyone pretends it hurts, stock barely flinches, and business quietly reroutes. Follow the supply chain, not the headlines.

Whiteyak5 on December 26th, 2025 at 17:53 UTC »

So just Boeing Defense, not Boeing as a whole lol.

Boeing as a whole would have made this a lot more spicy. Instead it's a big nothing burger.