China Furious, Threatens Harsher Retaliation Against the US

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia –China is furious after the United States (US) imposed sanctions on several Chinese tech giants. The Xi Jinping administration has vowed to retaliate against the US if the superpower continues its unfair treatment of Chinese companies.

“We will definitely retaliate firmly and strongly,” the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement quoted by Reuters on Monday (June 15, 2026).

Beijing urged the Donald Trump administration to stop its wrong practices and urged the US to return to the right path of building a stable and strategic relationship between the two countries.

“China is strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposes this,” the ministry said.

The US recently added several large Chinese companies deemed to be helping advance the local military and industry.

Some of these companies include e-commerce platform Alibaba, internet search provider Baidu, and car manufacturers BYD and NIO. They also include the world’s largest solar panel manufacturers, Trina Solar and JA Solar Technology.

Under applicable law, the Department of Defense is prohibited from directly contracting with companies on the blacklist. This includes limited purchases of products or services through third parties starting next year.

This new list replaces the policy issued in early 2025. The US also released it a month after the two leaders, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, maintained the trade war truce.

According to the ministry, the Pentagon’s move ignores the consensus reached during the Trump-Jinping meeting.

SOURCE : CNBC INDONESIA