China Says U.S. Tech Blacklist Moves Violate Xi-Biden Consensus

China has slammed the U.S. decision to add dozens of its companies to a trade blacklist, saying the move violated an understanding between leaders of the world’s two largest economies.

“The U.S. Commerce Ministry publishing a new sanction list is not in line with the consensus agreed on by Chinese and U.S. leaders,” Chinese Commerce Ministry spokeswoman Shu Jueteng said at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Thursday.

“It is harmful to both countries, the global supply chain’s security and the global economic recovery,” she added.

The U.S. Commerce Department added about a dozen Chinese firms to the Entity ...