China: Sanctioning of U.S. Arms Companies Shows Changing Retaliatory Tools

China's foreign ministry announced on Dec. 5 that it was adding 13 companies to its Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law (AFSL) Countermeasures List for their role in supporting U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, noting that their assets in China will be frozen and barring Chinese entities from conducting business with them, Reuters reported Dec. 5....