China has imposed sanctions on three more American defense companies - Boeing's defense and space division, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, and General Dynamics Land Systems - for supplying weapons to Taiwan.
Over the next five years, the US Air Force plans to produce about a thousand unmanned fighter jets equipped with artificial intelligence to accompany and protect other aircraft.
The United States decided to abandon the classified military satellite program due to rising costs and difficulties with payload development.
China strongly opposes the $300 million arms sale to Taiwan and warns of possible sanctions against the companies involved, as it violates the principle of "one China" and threatens regional stability.