China 'strongly dissatisfied' after US blacklists major companies over alleged military ties
China has expressed "strong dissatisfaction" with a US move to blacklist several major Chinese companies over alleged military ties, warning of retaliation if the firms are not treated fairly.
China's Commerce Ministry, in a statement on Saturday, urged the US to immediately stop its "erroneous practices."
"China is strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposes this," the commerce ministry said in the statement. "China urges the US to immediately stop its erroneous practices, immediately withdraw relevant measures, and return to the correct track of building a constructive strategic and stable China-US relationship."
If Chinese firms are not treated fairly, it said, Beijing will "inevitably retaliate resolutely and forcefully."
The recent list included such top technology names as e-commerce giant Alibaba, internet search provider Baidu, and automakers BYD and NIO.
It later added the world's largest solar panel makers to the list: Trina Solar and JA Solar Technology.
Under US law, the Pentagon will be prohibited from contracting directly with companies on the list and restricted from buying their products or services through third parties from 2027.
The Pentagon update supersedes a list from early 2025 and comes a month after Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in Beijing.
The ministry statement said the Pentagon's move "ignored the consensus" reached between the two leaders.
In May, during the annual Asian military leaders and diplomats forum known as Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stirred up allies in Asia to increase their military spending to counter what he described as China’s “historic military buildup.”
Hegseth expressed Washington’s “alarm” over China’s growing military and political clout as it aims to rally its East Asian allies against Beijing, seen by Washington as its main strategic enemy.
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