China Sanctions Boeing, Other U.S. Companies Over Taiwan Arms Sale

Mainstream coverage treats Beijing’s sanctions on Boeing like a business spat, as if this were mostly about trade and bruised corporate egos. That framing misses what China is actually doing: using economic pressure to reshape American policy and intimidate anyone who supports Taiwan’s self-defense.

Conservatives should be clear-eyed about the stakes. Taiwan is not a bargaining chip; it is a frontline test of deterrence in the Pacific and of whether the United States will stand by partners without flinching when Beijing throws a fit. If China can punish U.S. firms into compliance, it learns that coercion works.

The right answer is not performative outrage but national security over market access. That means protecting the defense industrial base, insulating key companies from retaliation, and signaling that intimidation will carry costs. The principle is simple: sovereignty and stability cannot be rented out to the highest bidder.