US sanctions China over arms deals with Russia

Published September 20, 2018 5:52pm ET



President Trump will sanction China for purchasing Russian fighter jets and anti-aircraft weapons systems, administration officials announced Thursday.

Officials at the State Department and Treasury Department unveiled sanctions against China’s Equipment Development Department, which procures new weaponry and technology for the Chinese military. The sanctions are being imposed pursuant to the 2017 sanctions law punishing Russian interference in the 2016 elections, which threatens to sanction any third party that conducts a “significant transaction” with the Russian defense industry.

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