China added 10 more US companies to its export control list on Monday, stepping up countermeasures in its trade and technology dispute with Washington.
Under the restrictions, Chinese exporters will be barred from supplying the companies with dual-use goods that can serve both civilian and military purposes, authorities said.
Among the firms added to the list are Aveox, Red Cat Holdings, Teal Drones, Oshkosh Defense, L3Harris Maritime Services, MP Materials and USA Rare Earth.
Several of the companies operate in the defence, drone or security sectors, while others are seeking to develop US supply chains for rare earths and magnets - an industry currently dominated by Chinese producers.
Separately, China's Finance Ministry barred government agencies from purchasing products made by 46 US companies, including major defence groups and defence units of large industrial groups such as Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Boeing.
A spokesman for China's Commerce Ministry linked the measures to a US decision earlier this month. On June 8, the Pentagon published an updated list of 188 Chinese companies and affiliated entities that it classifies as Chinese military companies.
The list includes prominent Chinese firms such as Alibaba, one of the country's largest e-commerce and internet groups, and electric vehicle maker BYD.
Speaking in Beijing, Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang criticized what he described as the use of national security as a pretext for trade restrictions by some countries.
Such measures could fuel geopolitical tensions and conflicts, increase protectionism and raise the risk of fragmentation in global industrial and supply chains, Ding said. He called for dialogue to prevent economic and trade issues from being used as tools of pressure.
