US adds nine Chinese firms, including Xiaomi, to military blacklist

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The Trump administration stepped up efforts in its final days to crack down on  China with new additions to a military blacklist, new sanctions aimed at pushing back on Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea and the addition of another Chinese corporate behemoth to its exports blacklist.

The Defence Department added nine more firms on Thursday to its list of companies that it says have ties with the Chinese military, rounding out the total to 44.

and the state-owned plane maker Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac), central to China’s goal of creating a narrow-body plane that can compete with Boeing and Airbus.The firms include smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi.

The Trump administration is unlikely to add more companies to its blacklist, said Keith Krach, undersecretary for economic growth, energy and environment in a briefing with reporters.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3117814/us-adds-chinese-oil-giant-chinese-national-overseas-oil-corporation

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