China opposes US use of national security to suppress Chinese firms

China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes the US Department of Defense's move to list several Chinese companies as "military companies," a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday.

The US side disregards the consensus reached by the two heads of state during their meeting in Beijing and ignores the overall interests of China-US economic and trade relations, said the spokesperson, adding that the US side continuously generalizes the concept of national security and abuses state power to unjustifiably suppress Chinese companies.

Such actions by the US seriously undermine the international economic and trade order, gravely threaten the stability of global industrial and supply chains, and severely harm the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises, the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson added that China urges the US to immediately stop its erroneous practices, revoke the relevant measures without delay, and return to the right track of building a constructive and stable China-US strategic relationship

The US should provide Chinese companies with fair, just, and non-discriminatory treatment, the spokesperson said, adding that otherwise, China will take firm and forceful countermeasures, and all consequences and responsibilities arising therefrom will be borne entirely by the US side.