Trump administration sanctions Chinese companies for South China Sea artificial island creation at 6:34 on August 27
The US Trump administration has announced that it will impose sanctions on 24 Chinese companies, saying that the US Trump administration has been involved in the creation of artificial islands, etc.
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced a statement on the 26th that it will add 24 Chinese companies to sanctions, including a subsidiary of China's state-owned company "China Transportation Construction", because it is involved in the conversion of China into a military base in the South China Sea. Did.
According to a statement, the targeted companies have played an important role in China's creation of more than 1,200 hectares of artificial islands in the South China Sea since 2013, and transactions with U.S. companies are virtually banned. ..
The Trump administration has announced last month that it is "totally illegal" for China to claim interests in almost all areas of the South China Sea, and it is the first time it has imposed sanctions on Chinese companies over the South China Sea.
The State Department has also revealed that it will limit visa issuance to the Chinese involved, including senior executives of sanctioned companies, according to senior State Department officials.
Secretary of State Pompei stressed in a statement that "the United States will continue to act until China ceases intimidating acts in the South China Sea", and the Trump administration will look to the presidential election in November and further pressure on China. So, further conflict between the United States and China is unavoidable.