China has imposed new trade sanctions against ten American industrial suppliers following the recent expansion of a US Pentagon blacklist.The Chinese Ministry of Commerce banned dual-use exports to these firms, while the Finance Ministry blocked forty-six US companies from government contracts.These measures target aerospace and defense entities including Lockheed Martin and Raytheon after major Chinese companies were designated as military-linked.Authorities in Beijing claimed these actions were necessary to protect national security after diplomatic agreements between
Donald Trump and
Xi Jinping failed to prevent the escalation.