China adds 10 US firms, including rare-earth miner, to export control list (opens original article in a new tab)

China added 10 US firms, including rare-earth and defense companies, to its export control list and barred government procurement from 46 US companies, responding to US actions against Chinese firms.

• China added 10 US firms to its export control list, including rare-earth companies and defense contractors
• China banned government procurement from 46 US companies, excluding US-funded local entities
• China's move follows US blacklisting of Chinese companies, with experts calling it a symbolic retaliation