Beijing [China], January 7 (ANI): China announced sanctions against five US arms manufacturers over weapons sales to Taiwan, citing “harm to China’s sovereignty and security interests,” Al Jazeera reported on Sunday. China’s Foreign Ministry sanctioned the companies BAE Systems Land and Armament, Alliant Techsystems Operation, AeroVironment, ViaSat and Data Link Solutions. “The countermeasures consist of freezing the properties of those companies in China, including their movable and immovable property, and prohibiting organisations and individuals in China from transactions and cooperation wi…