Officials in the United States have placed an additional 77 Chinese companies onto a new trade blacklist.
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross says the goal is to stop American technology from being used to strengthen China’s military.
Speaking of the companies which are on the new blacklist, Mr Ross said they are “tied to the People’s Liberation Army”.
The list includes entities from Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Hong Kong, Malta, Pakistan, Russia and the United Arab Emirates.