China hits back at U.S. sanctions

China hit back against a round of U.S. sanctions with its own export controls and counter-sanctions, targeting American companies.

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00:00China has hit back against a round of U.S. sanctions with its own counter-sanctions, targeting American companies.

00:07It will also impose export restrictions on any shipments of drones, their key components, and related technologies to the U

00:14.S. effective immediately.

00:18China's Ministry of Commerce said the shipments will be subject to strict case-by-case scrutiny.

00:23It cited the need to safeguard national security and meet the country's international commitments on non-proliferation.

00:30The addition of six U.S. entities to its countermeasures list would also ban Chinese companies from trading and cooperating

00:37with them.

00:38This followed allegations that the companies had assisted and supported the U.S. sanctions related to China's Western Xinjiang region.