The 2023 election on Frog Island is imminent, and the U.S. arms sales to Taiwan have fallen to the point of "if you want to destroy it, let it go crazy first".
Another big business order!On December 16, the United States approved the supply of command, control, communications, computer life cycle support and related equipment to Frog Island, worth about $300 million. Yesterday, spokesman Wang Wenbin said unceremoniously: "We will take countermeasures against relevant enterprises involved in arms sales to Taiwan." "You know, we're not just going to have this trick now." This is not the first time that China has imposed sanctions on companies related to US arms sales to Taiwan. Moreover, the means of sanctions have become more powerful than several times, and it depends on whether these rampant and domineering arms dealers can successfully accept them!Since the beginning of 2019, China has begun to impose sanctions on military enterprises involved in US arms sales to Taiwan, and the measures have become more specific and severe each time. 
The companies that have been sanctioned are mainly the giants of the U.S. industrial complex: Lockheed Martin, Boeing Defense, Raytheon, and so on. On September 19, 2020, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) promulgated the Provisions on the Unreliable Entity List, which established a sufficient legal basis for the implementation of sanctions. 
As a result, embarrassing news came to the US side again and again: in September 2022, the US side announced a total of 11After the $6.6 billion plan to sell to Taiwan, spokesman Mao Ning announced that China had decided to impose sanctions on Hayes, chairman and CEO of Raytheon Technologies, and Culbert, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, who participated in arms sales. 
On February 16, 2023, Lockheed Martin Corporation and Raytheon Missiles & Defense were included in the Unreliable Entity List by China's Ministry of Commerce. Entering this list, the consequences are severe. One ban after another caught the two companies off guard:It is forbidden to engage in China-related inbound and outbound movements;Prohibition of new investment in China;Prohibition of entry of senior managers;Failure to approve and revoke the work permits, stay and residence qualifications of its senior managers in China;The amount of the fine is twice the amount of the contract for arms sales to Taiwan!The list of those barred goes on and on: James Donald Taiclet of Lockheed Martin, Frank Andrew StJohn), Jesus Mal**e, Wesley D. of Raytheon Missiles & DefenseKremer), Agnes Soeder, Chande Rnijhon, ......On September 16, sanctions against the St. Louis, Missouri, branch of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman came again under the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Act. 
Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law of the People's Republic of China;Foreign Relations Law of the People's Republic of China;Unreliable Entity List Provisions;……A number of laws and regulations promulgated by China have become the legal basis for China to impose sanctions on relevant enterprises, like a sword of Damocles, guarding the national dignity of the Republic. So, what is the background of these enterprises involved in arms sales to Taiwan, and what are their origins?They are all from the military-industrial complex of the United States, and they are giants among the American ** fire dealers who are rampant in the world. Some companies also operate civil, commercial and aerospace projects, but in all cases, arms production is an important part of their business scope. Lockheed Martin is the world's largest military industrial company, and its main products cover aircraft, warships, satellites, radars and hypersonics**, and the two fifth-generation fighters F-22 and F-35 in service with the U.S. military are manufactured by the company. In August of this year, its St. Louis, Missouri branch was directly involved as a prime contractor in the sale of infrared search and tracking equipment to Taiwan**. Raytheon Technologies is prominent in the production of fighter radars, and is also involved in electronic warfare, military equipment, satellite sensors, missiles, communications and many other fields. Raytheon has cooperated with Taiwan Leshan radar, the radar station is located at the top of Leshan Mountain, Wufeng Township, Hsinchu, Taiwan, is a phased array long-range strategic early warning radar. 
Northrop Grumman develops the world's largest bombers, next-generation intercontinental missiles, aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines, and is also a contractor for multiple types of missiles and radar equipment. The E-2T early warning aircraft currently in service in the Taiwan military and the E-2D early warning aircraft that may be introduced are all products of Northrop Grumman. In December 2022, the United States announced the supply of the Volcano anti-tank minelaying system to Taiwan, and Northrop Grumman was one of the main contractors. In addition to the production of civil aircraft, Boeing also has a subsidiary of Boeing Defense. Many military aircraft, such as air tankers and P-8 anti-submarine aircraft, used by the US military, are modified on the basis of civil airliners produced by Boeing. Boeing has participated in arms sales to Taiwan on many occasions, including land-based "Harpoon" anti-ship missiles, AGM-84H "Slamer" extended-range standoff ground attack missiles, and MS-110 reconnaissance pods. In addition to direct arms sales to Taiwan, since 2018, these US first-class firearms companies have also used the name of the forum to provide parts and components to Taiwan, transfer key technologies, and participate in a number of so-called "independent" research and development projects such as Taiwan's submarines, "Yushan ship", and "Hsiungsheng" missiles. In recent years, it has planned to sell and transplant some of the most advanced production lines directly to Taiwan. So, are American arms dealers afraid of our sanctions?Some people say that they don't care about their deep pockets, while others say that sanctions are just thunder and rain. In this regard, we do not need to engage in a war of words, but can see the clues by seriously picking up the measures and consequences of sanctions. You know, our sanctions are not just threats and intimidation, but concrete measures. The first is that these sanctioned companies are no longer allowed to do business with China. You know, China is the largest emerging market in the world, and these companies have more or less civilian projects in addition to military projects, and if China resolutely does not buy their things, they will inevitably lose a huge market. Take Boeing as an example, China, as the world's largest civil airliner market, will make a civil airliner purchase in 2022 and order 292 passenger aircraft of various types, with a total amount of more than 240 billion yuan, all of which are Airbus, and not a single Boeing has been bought. Boeing had to sell more than 140 737 MAX airliners that it had intended to sell to China to other countries at a low price. 
What's more, China also prohibits the executives of these companies from entering the country, which blocks the possibility of them talking to us about business. After all, if we want to talk about business, it is not possible for us to go to the United States to talk to them, but it is definitely for the Americans to come to talk to us. Now the executives can't come, do you want the company's cleaners to bring the president's letter to China to talk about business?At the same time, the Ministry of Commerce also announced that it would impose fines of up to 99 billion yuan on Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, which would need to be implemented within 15 days or pay late fees. This amount is calculated on the basis of the total amount of arms sales they have to Taiwan. Although the two companies have not yet paid the fines, their business activities have been greatly restricted. Because as long as they don't pay the fine for a day, then we can detain the transit materials of the two companies in accordance with the law. We have the right to withhold, fine, and confiscate any materials sold to these two enterprises in accordance with the law until the amount of the fine reaches the amount of the fine. The Ministry of Commerce can also apply to the court to enforce the seizure and confiscation of the assets of the two companies in China, including Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. In other words, as long as these two companies dare to come to China, they will inevitably be fined to the point that they don't even have pants left. 
In addition to sanctions, China also has a trick, that is, to restrict the export of raw materials, making it difficult for the United States to cook without rice. On July 3 this year, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs of China issued an announcement stating that in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Export Control Law", "Foreign Law" and "Customs Law of the People's Republic of China", in order to safeguard the interests and interests, with the approval of the People's Republic of China, it was decided to implement export controls on gallium and germanium related items from August 1. Any circuit board containing Chinese raw materials is not allowed to be sold to Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. Gallium is mainly used to make radars, while germanium is widely used in night vision devices, infrared sights, optical detection systems, fighter pods and other fields, which are the things that these companies are keen to sell to Taiwan. If you don't have raw materials, we'll see what you do with it. In addition to the two strategic metals, gallium and germanium, rare earth materials are also indispensable raw materials for military equipment. A US nuclear submarine of the "Virginia" class needs to use 41 ton of rare earths, while a Burke-class destroyer needs 2 tons of rare earths. Just take the example of Lockheed Martin's fist product, the F-35 fighters, which require up to 417 kg of rare earth materials each. The United States' dependence on China's rare earths was as high as 80%, and its own lack of rare earth mining and refining related technology, so after China's ban was issued, the two arms dealers could only rely on stocks for production, and only they knew what to do after the stocks were used up. 
Why are China's sanctions so harsh?In fact, these military-industrial enterprises are to blame. The military-industrial complex of the United States is a more powerful presence in the United States than the United States. The capital group behind them controls the flow of votes, so much so that the United States has to look to the bottom line. In the game revolving around arms sales to Taiwan, the diplomatic and military relations between China and the United States are the victims, and the Taiwan taxpayers who are forced to bleed to buy US equipment are the victims, and the only direct beneficiaries are those US fire dealers who take advantage of the chaos to fish in troubled waters. It is precisely for this reason that some US arms companies have even become instigators and planners of US arms sales to Taiwan, and have even become drummers of war in the Taiwan Strait. Therefore, it is not enough to **propose** the United States. Today, from a long-term strategic perspective, China's attitude toward US policy has undergone major changes. From the previous verbal warnings to small sanctions, and then to the current strong sanctions, the target of sanctions is directly aimed at the military industrial enterprises themselves, precisely because we have seen the real best hands in this game, which are the US fire dealers led by Lockheed Martin. The only goal of the arms dealers is to make money, and they can't wait for a few more world wars to make a lot of money. For this reason, they have colluded with anti-China politicians in the United States and have been stoking fire in the Taiwan Strait. That's right, we sanction you!