The Trump administration will restrict companies from exporting American-made goods to 28 more Chinese companies and organisations, in an announcement that is likely to escalate the US-China trade war just days before the next round of talks.
Wilbur Ross, the US commerce secretary, announced on Monday his department was adding new Chinese groups to the so-called entity list, which means suppliers will have to obtain a special licence to continue selling to them.
The commerce department said the organisations had been targeted for their involvement in human rights abuses against Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities in Xinjiang province.