Washington, August 26

The United States on Wednesday blacklisted 24 Chinese companies and focused people it mentioned had been a part of development and navy actions within the South China Sea, its first such transfer over the disputed waterway.

The US Commerce Department mentioned the 2 dozen firms “played a role in helping the Chinese military construct and militarise the internationally condemned artificial islands in the South China Sea.”

The US additionally mentioned it will impose visa restrictions on Chinese people “responsible for, or complicit in,” such motion. — Reuters

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