Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in China Jornal Nacional/ Reproduction China has added 10 United States companies to its export control list. According to the Chinese statement, the companies have links to the US Armed Forces.
Among them are two companies from the rare earths sector. The measure was announced this Monday (22) and comes in response to Washington's decision to impose restrictions on several Chinese companies at the beginning of the month. Among the affected companies are rare earth producers MP Materials and USA Rare Earth, as well as the manufacturer of motors for critical applications Aveox.
With the inclusion on the list, Chinese exports of dual-use items to these companies are suspended. 🔎 Dual-use items are goods and technologies developed for civilian use, but that can also be employed in military applications. A MP Materials, supported by the Pentagon and operator of the only active rare earth mine in the United States, and USA Rare Earth participate in the production chain that goes from mineral extraction to magnet manufacturing. In a statement, China's Ministry of Commerce stated that the measures are a response to the “malicious practices of the US government” and were adopted to protect national security and interests, as well as to comply with international obligations related to non-proliferation. Now on g1 According to the ministry, organizations and individuals from any country or region are prohibited from transferring or providing dual-use items originating from China to the listed entities. Ongoing export activities must be stopped immediately. In practice, the decision represents a total ban on the export of these products to the cited companies, hardening previous rules that only required obtaining export licenses. In a separate measure, China's Ministry of Finance announced sanctions against 46 other American companies.
Chinese buyers are now prevented from acquiring products manufactured by these companies, although companies funded by US capital operating in China remain authorized to do so. Two weeks ago, the United States included the Chinese companies Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, and NIO on a list of companies that, according to Washington, are assisting Beijing's military activities. See the listed American companies Aveox, Inc. Red Cat Holdings, Inc. Teal Drones, Inc. IMSAR, LLC (USA) Jaia Robotics, Inc. Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. Oshkosh Defense, LLC L3 Harris Maritime Services, Inc. MP Materials Corp. USA Rare Earth, Inc. Chinese companies on the Pentagon list US expands list of Chinese companies accused of collaborating with the Chinese Army In 8 of June, the United States Department of War updated the list of companies that, according to the US government, collaborate with the Chinese military. The version of the list has 188 companies and included more names from the technology sector. Among them are the search engine Baidu, the robot manufacturers Unitree and Robosense Technology, the e-commerce giant Alibaba, and the chip manufacturers CXMT and YMTC. The document also began to include the automaker BYD, the biotechnology company WuXi AppTec, and the telecommunications equipment manufacturer Baicells. Due to a recent law, starting at the end of June, the Department of War will not be able to contract directly from companies present in the document.
And, starting in 2027, the agency will not be able to purchase its products and services through third parties. Flags of China and the United States on a Chinese street before Donald Trump's visit to the country, in 13 of May of 2026 Reuters/Maxim Shemetov In the document, the Department of War stated that the companies "qualify for the designation of 'Chinese military companies'" and operate in the US. They may request removal from the list, according to the agency. Although the document does not impose formal sanctions on the Chinese companies, they may suffer concrete damage from the decision.
The inclusion on the list also sends a harmful message about these companies to US government suppliers. The Chinese Embassy in the United States said that the Chinese government opposes the "creation of discriminatory lists to persecute Chinese companies" and that they comply with local laws and regulations. "The US must cease this erroneous practice and create a fair, equitable, and non-discriminatory environment for Chinese companies," the embassy stated in a note, according to Reuters. To Reuters, BYD said it believes its inclusion on the list of companies linked to China's armed forces "lacks factual basis." Alibaba told Reuters there is no basis for its inclusion on the list. In a note, the company said that "it is not a Chinese military company nor is it part of any strategy of fusion between civil and military sectors" and that it will adopt available legal measures to contest the classification. A WuXi AppTec also contested the decision and said its inclusion on the list is mistaken.
The company stated it will take immediate steps to reverse the designation. Meanwhile, Baidu "categorically" rejected its inclusion. In a statement to Reuters, the company said the allegation that it would be a military company is "totally unfounded" and said it will use all available resources to be removed from the list. The decision updates a list from the beginning of 2025 and is announced less than a month after US President Donald Trump met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing. The meeting involved an exchange of praise but ended with impasses on sensitive issues such as Taiwan, considered by China as part of its territory. Trump alongside Xi Jinping in China, in 13 of May of 2026 BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP.
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