China has added 14 entities from the European Union to its export control list, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Friday.
Effective immediately, the order means the export of dual-use items – products with civilian as well as military application – from China to the named entities is prohibited, as is the shipment of dual-use items of Chinese origin to the listed companies and institutions.
The move came after another round of sanctions from Brussels against Russia, announced on Thursday, which targeted 14 companies from mainland China and Hong Kong.
In a statement, the commerce ministry explicitly cited these sanctions as motivation for its new export restrictions, calling the bloc’s actions “egregious”.
The EU barred the export of dual-use goods and technologies to 51 entities in its 21st round of sanctions against Russia, with firms from mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Turkey and the UAE added to Brussels’ list.
The 14 EU entities named by the commerce ministry included Italian electric motor maker Lafert, German defense giant Rheinmetall and French drone developer Cavok UAS.