China retaliates, sanctions 10 US firms over Pentagon blacklist

China imposed export controls on 10 US companies involved in defence and rare earths mining in response to Washington’s blacklist of Chinese firms, Beijing said Monday.
The move comes a month after US President Donald Trump visited Beijing, seeking to stabilise fraught relations during talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
Although the countries agreed to work towards reducing tariffs, ties have since been tested as both sides stunt the other in tech and defence.
Washington released a new blacklist this month of 80 companies and their subsidiaries it said were aiding the Chinese military.
That saw tech giants Alibaba and Baidu added, as well as electric vehicle giant BYD, pro...