China's Foreign Ministry on Friday slammed new U.S. sanctions and said China will take "all necessary measures" to protect Chinese companies.

Wang Wenbin, spokesperson from the ministry, made the remarks after the U.S. Congress approved a ban on imports from China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

On Thursday, the U.S. Commerce Department added 34 Chinese companies and institutions to the export restricted entity list.The United States has also added eight more Chinese companies to an investment blacklist for alleged human rights abuse, according to the Treasury Department.