Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang.Image: www.imago-images.de
China has added ten more US companies to its export control list. The country is thus once again taking countermeasures in the trade and technology dispute with Washington.
June 22, 2026, 06:20June 22, 2026, 06:20
According to information from Beijing, exporters are no longer allowed to supply companies with goods that can have both civilian and military uses.
In a speech in Beijing, Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang criticized some countries for using national security as an excuse for trade restrictions. This could lead to geopolitical conflicts and wars, protectionism increases and the risk of fragmentation of industrial and supply chains increases. Dialogue must be used to prevent economic and trade policy issues from being used as a means of pressure, he demanded.
Companies in the armaments, drones or security sector
The companies Aveox, Red Cat Holdings, Teal Drones, Oshkosh Defense, L3Harris Maritime Services as well as MP Materials and USA Rare Earth are now on China’s export control list. Several of the companies work in the defense, drone or security sectors. Others are supposed to build American supply chains for rare earths and magnets – an area that Chinese companies have so far dominated.
At the same time, China’s Ministry of Finance banned government agencies from purchasing products manufactured by 46 US companies. Those affected include large defense companies and defense divisions of large companies, including Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Boeing.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing linked the new measures to a US decision. On June 8, the Pentagon released an updated list of 188 Chinese companies and affiliated entities that it classifies as so-called Chinese military companies. These include prominent names such as Alibaba, one of the largest Chinese internet and online trading groups, and BYD, China’s leading manufacturer of electric cars. (sda/dpa)