China debating whether to release a 'blacklist' of US firms before or after the US election

The Wall Street Journal report that in recent weeks an interagency group led by Vice Premier Hu Chunhua, who oversees foreign investment and trade, has stepped up finalization of the "unreliable-entity" list

• The list is China's answer to the US' list of Chinese entities it is targeting for sanctions

The Journal citing unnamed 'people with knowledge of the matter'.

• Officials are now debating when or whether to publish the list, with some arguing it shouldn't be done before the U.S. election.

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