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Beijing Bars Seven EU Arms Firms Over Taiwan Sales

4/24/2026

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  • Beijing announced a new export control list that bars seven EU firms, including FN Herstal and FN Browning Group, from receiving Chinese dual-use goods.
  • China said the move responds to those companies’ arms sales to Taiwan and is intended to safeguard national security and non-proliferation obligations.
  • Economist Alicia Garcia-Herrero described it as likely retaliation for recent EU sanctions and linked it to China’s April 7 supply-chain law that penalises foreign interference.