The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. October 27, 2020 China Imposes Sanctions on U.S. Military Contractors After U.S.-Taiwan Arms Deal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- China has imposed sanctions on U.S. military contractors Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and part of Boeing in response to a new U.S.-Taiwan arms deal. On Monday, the Trump administration announced plans to sell Taiwan a $2.3 billion missile system made by Boeing. .