China Slaps Sanctions on U.S. Defense Firms

China just slapped sanctions on ten U.S. defense firms in a sharp tit-for-tat move after the U.S. blocked Chinese tech giants like Alibaba and Baidu from defense contracts. Targeting “dual-use” tech — from drone parts to rare earth materials — Beijing frames this as a national security necessity, accusing Washington of unfairly expanding its military-linked company list. Baidu denies the allegations, and tensions are escalating as both superpowers weaponize trade to outmaneuver each other in the high-stakes tech and defense arena. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/68871377dba5d52b