US confirms it has added 4 further Chinese companies to 'blacklist'

The list is of those firms linked with China's military

• The administration says it has added four Chinese companies including chipmaker SMIC and oil form CNOOC to a defense department blacklist of firms deemed to have links with the Chinese military
• says it has also added China Construction Technology and China International Engineering Consulting Corp to the list

SMIC and CNOOC were flagged for inclusion earlier this week:

• Trump to add another two Chinese companies to blacklist: SMIC & CNOOC

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