China’s decision this week to slap several major U.S. defense firms with penalizing trade measures is being viewed as a “shot across the bow” ahead of President-elect Trump’s inauguration. The

China's Ministry of Commerce added 28 entities to its export control list to "safeguard national security and interests".

Beijing sent a fresh warning to President-elect Donald Trump of the tools it can use to protect national interests.

Beijing has issued another series of sanctions against US companies over their supply of arms to Taiwan and a $571.3 million military assistance package.

In the latest escalation of trade tensions between the world's two largest economies, China on Thursday announced export control measures targeting 28 U.S. companies and added 10 U.S. companies to a list of entities barred from doing business in China.