SHANGHAI – China’s Ministry of Commerce slammed the US Department of Commerce for adding 23 Chinese businesses to a commercial blacklist for alleged human rights violations on Sunday. The inclusion of Chinese corporations, according to the Chinese ministry, is a “severe infringement of international economic and trade standards” and a “unreasonable suppression” of Chinese businesses.
The statement stated that China “would take necessary actions to safeguard China’s lawful rights and interests.”
(Andrew Galbraith contributed reporting, and Lincoln Feast edited the piece.)
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