US hits China with new sanctions over Russian arms deal

State Department also blacklisting more than 30 people and entities associated with Russia’s military and intelligence

China Military
Chinese soldiers march in formation in Beijing 
(Image credit: Kevin Frayer/Getty)

The US government is imposing sanctions on China’s military for buying fighter jets and surface-to-air missiles from Russia in a move also designed to punish Moscow for its “malign activities”, the State Department announced yesterday.

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