China's commerce ministry will take necessary measures to protect its research institutions. The ministry firmly opposes the United States' recent sanctions list. Beijing urges the United States to stop baseless smearing and correct mistakes. Last week, the US Department of War added Chinese defense academies and universities. These institutions were placed on a list for problematic activities.

BEIJING - China on Wednesday expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition after the US Department of Defense placed some Chinese research institutions on a sanctions list,…

China is very dissatisfied with and firmly opposes the US Department of Defense's recent update to its "list of foreign institutions engaging in problematic activities", the…