China says U.S. should stop abusing the concept of national security

Reuters

Published Dec 04, 2020 02:51AM ET

Updated Dec 04, 2020 03:50AM ET

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Friday it firmly opposes the United States' wanton oppression of its companies and asked America to stop abusing the concept of national security, after the Trump administration added China's SMIC and CNOOC (NYSE:CEO) to a defense blacklist.

It will severely harm the U.S. interest and image, foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a regular briefing.