By Michael Martina, David Shepardson and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department said on Monday it has added Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings and battery maker CA

The US Department of Defense has identified 134 companies operating in the United States that it claims are aiding China’s military ambitions. The updated full list, released on Tuesday, includes 57 parent firms and 77 subsidiaries spanning industries like aerospace,

The United States has added Tencent, a leading Chinese technology conglomerate, to its list of firms accused of having ties to China’s military. This move has prompted South Korean game developers, many of whom have received investments from Tencent to access the Chinese market,

Beijing has called out the European Union for imposing unfair trade barriers on Chinese companies, ending a monthslong investigation into the bloc’s efforts to protect its businesses from foreign subsidies.

Officials announce probe in July after Brussels began looking into whether Chinese government subsidies were undermining European competition

China said an investigation had found the European Union imposed unfair "trade and investment barriers." China on Thursday said that the investigations conducted by the European Union into Chinese firms constituted "unfair trade and investment barriers.