Trump said to add China's SMIC, CNOOC to defence blacklist

Trump said to add China's SMIC, CNOOC to defence blacklist

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The Trump administration is poised to add China’s top chipmaker SMIC and national offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies, according to a document and sources, curbing their access to U.S. investors and escalating tensions with Beijing weeks before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

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