Beijing blasts U.S. sanctions on 5 Chinese firms tied to ex-Google engineer

Beijing on Tuesday expressed "firm opposition" to the Trump administration's sanctions on five Chinese companies connected to a former Google engineer accused of intellectual property theft.

Beijing blasts U.S. sanctions on 5 Chinese firms tied to ex-Google engineer

TL;DR

  • Beijing expressed "firm opposition" to U.S. sanctions.
  • The Trump administration imposed sanctions on five Chinese companies.
  • The companies are linked to a former Google engineer.
  • The engineer is accused of intellectual property theft.