China's trade curbs hit 56 US firms, including rare-earth miners and drone makers, in retaliation for the Pentagon's expanded military blacklist.

China’s Ministry of Finance announced on Monday that all government agencies have been barred from purchasing products manufactured by 46 United States companies.

Beijing's Ministry of Commerce placed 10 U.S. industrial suppliers on its export control list, blocking them from receiving any dual-use goods of Chinese origin, according to CNBC.

China imposed a sweeping set of countermeasures against the United States on Monday, placing 10 US companies on an export control list and barring government agencies from…