The U. S. has imposed sanctions on China’s military after China purchased military equipment from Russia. What happened? On Thursday, the State Department announced that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had imposed sanctions “on the Chinese entity Equipment Development Department and its director, Li Shangfu” for “engaging in significant
The U. S. has imposed sanctions on China’s military after China purchased military equipment from Russia.
On Thursday, the State Department announced that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had imposed sanctions “on the Chinese entity Equipment Development Department and its director, Li Shangfu” for “engaging in significant transactions” with people on the department’s List of Specified Persons. President Donald Trump then signed an executive order authorizing the sanctions.
The List of Specified Persons is a list of people or entities that the State Department has determined are either part of “or operating for or on behalf of, the defense or intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation.
