Beijing, Oct 9, 2025 (AFP) - China sanctions 14 foreign firms over Taiwan ties, national security

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2025-10-09

Beijing sanctioned on Thursday 14 overseas entities, including defence contractors and intelligence firms, accusing them of harming national security and aiding Taiwan. Several American defence contractors, British aerospace giant BAE Systems and Canada-based semiconductor intelligence provider TechInsights -- and its affiliates in Europe, Japan and South Korea -- were among the firms added to the country's "Unreliable Entities List", the Ministr......

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