China’s Commerce Ministry said on Friday it ​was banning exports of dual-use items to seven European entities over arms sales to Taiwan, placing them ‌immediately on its export control list, in a rare case of Europe-targeted, Taiwan-related sanctions. Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, gets most of its weapons from the U.S. Europe has not sold any big-ticket items like fighter jets to Taipei for around three decades, fearful of raising ​the ire of Beijing. The entities, including German defence electronics firm Hensoldt AG and Belgian-based defence and sporting arms manufacturer ​FN Browning, have participated in arms sales to Taiwan or “colluded with Taiwan,” a commerce ministry spokesperson ⁠said in a statement.

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