{"id":50003,"date":"2026-06-22T12:42:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T06:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/?p=50003"},"modified":"2026-06-22T12:42:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T06:57:44","slug":"china-sanctions-10-us-firms-over-pentagon-blacklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/china-sanctions-10-us-firms-over-pentagon-blacklist\/","title":{"rendered":"China sanctions 10 US firms over Pentagon blacklist"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BEIJING, (AFP) : China imposed export controls on 10 US companies involved in defence and rare earths mining in response to Washington’s blacklist of Chinese firms, Beijing said Monday.<\/p>\n

The move comes a month after US President Donald Trump visited Beijing, seeking to stabilise fraught relations during talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n

Although the countries agreed to work towards reducing tariffs, ties have since been tested as both sides stunt the other in tech and defence.<\/p>\n

Washington released a new blacklist this month of 80 companies and their subsidiaries it said were aiding the Chinese military.<\/p>\n

That saw tech giants Alibaba and Baidu added, as well as electric vehicle giant BYD, prompting Beijing to threaten retaliation.<\/p>\n

China’s new export controls come “in response to the US government’s egregious act of adding to its so-called ‘Chinese military enterprise list'”, the commerce ministry said in a statement, adding the move was also to “safeguard national security”.<\/p>\n

The 10 entities include Aveox, which holds aerospace defence contracts with the US military, and Oshkosh Defense, which produces military vehicle fleets.<\/p>\n

It also lists US rare earths producers MP Materials and USA Rare Earth.<\/p>\n

Exporters are prohibited from providing dual-use items to the listed entities, China’s commerce ministry said, adding that “any relevant export activities currently underway must cease immediately”.<\/p>\n

The ban also applies to “organisations or individuals in any country or region… transferring or providing dual-use items originating in China to said entities”, it said.<\/p>\n

China’s finance ministry simultaneously announced a ban on agencies involved in public procurement from buying products made by 46 US firms, including Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Boeing’s defence division.<\/p>\n

Also listed were divisions of General Dynamics and Anduril Industries, which are major US military contractors, and several aerospace firms.<\/p>\n

Companies with US investments operating in China are excluded, according to a statement from the finance ministry, which said measures would take effect from Monday.<\/p>\n

China’s commerce ministry had already sanctioned a number of those firms and their subsidiaries, both in 2024 and 2025 over US arms sales to Taiwan.<\/p>\n

Taipei relies heavily on Washington’s support to counter growing pressure from Beijing, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has not ruled out seizing it by force.<\/p>\n

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this month a proposed US$14 billion arms package to Taiwan was “under review”.<\/p>\n

Since his meeting with Xi in May, Trump has sought to publicly present an image of strong bilateral ties.<\/p>\n

Trump thanked the Chinese leader at the G7 conference in France last week for staying “neutral” in the United States’ conflict with Iran, as the countries adopted an initial ceasefire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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