China announces retaliatory measures against the United States, imposing export controls on 10 American companies involved in defence and rare-earth related activities. Chinese authorities say the step is a response to Washington’s expansion of a blacklist that targets certain Chinese firms linked to the country’s military. Multiple outlets report that China also bans government procurement of products from 46 US defence companies. The measures are described as a two-pronged response: restricting exports of dual-use goods to the 10 designated US companies and prohibiting public buyers from purchasing products made by the 46 firms. Reports note the context of heightened economic and strategic tensions between the two countries, with the US action framed as targeting additional Chinese entities and China’s response framed as retaliatory. Some coverage places the announcement in the broader timeline of recent high-level engagement between US and Chinese leaders, while still emphasizing that the new controls and procurement bans escalate the dispute over trade and security-related technologies.
China imposes export controls on 10 US defence and rare-earth firms
China announces retaliatory measures against the United States, imposing export controls on 10 American companies involved in defence and rare-earth related activities. Chinese authorities say the ste...
- China imposes export controls on 10 US companies tied to defence and rare-earth activities.
- China’s measures are presented as retaliation for a US blacklist targeting Chinese firms.
- China blocks Chinese government procurement from 46 US defence companies.
- The actions restrict exports of dual-use goods to some of the designated US companies.
- The move is part of an escalating US-China trade and security dispute.
China hit back at Washington on Monday with a sweeping two-pronged retaliation, barring government departments from buying products from 46 US defense contractors and blacklisting 10 American companies from receiving Chinese dual-use exports. The Ministry of Finance announced that procurement entities are prohibited from purchasing products manufactured by the 46 US firms, a list headed […] The post China sanctions US defense, rare earth firms in retaliation appeared first on Asia Times.
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2 months agoChina has slapped export controls on 10 United States companies involved in defence and rare earths mining. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said this in a statement on Monday. The ministry stressed that the sanction is in response to Washington’s blacklist of Chinese firms. This followed US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, seeking to stabilise […] China slaps sanctions on 10 US companies in retaliation for blacklist of Chinese firms
2 months agoChina imposed export controls on 10 US companies involved in defence and rare earths mining in response to Washington’s blacklist, and banned public procurement from dozens more firms, Beijing said Monday. The move comes a month after US President Donald Trump visited Beijing, seeking to stabilise fraught relations during talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. […]
2 months agoChina has retaliated against US export controls by imposing its own restrictions on 10 American defense and rare earth companies. Additionally, Beijing has banned government procurement of products from 46 US firms, including major defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. This move escalates economic tensions following the US expansion of its blacklist targeting Chinese military-linked entities, signaling a broader strategic rivalry.
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