China will sanction US military contractors to ࢀ˜uphold national interestsࢀ™

China will impose sanctions on US military contractors such as Boeing Co.ࢀ™s defense unit, Lockheed Martin Corp. and Raytheon Technologies Corp., the Communist nation announced Monday. The announcement was made Monday by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, who told reporters during a press briefing that the sanctions would be implemented ࢀœin order to uphold national interests.ࢀ The decision came one week after the US State Department approved $1.8 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, Chinaࢀ™s staunchest rival and a territory that China considers a ࢀœ rogue province .ࢀ At the time, Zhao condemned the sale, saying it interfered with…