Reuters sources say Trump is set to add dozens of Chinese companies to a trade blacklists for their alleged ties to the military, including the country's top chipmaker, S.

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It means the company will need to have a special license from the Commerce Department before a U.

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In total, 80 companies are expected to be targeted, nearly all of them Chinese, according to sources.

Some are accused of helping Beijing construct a militarized artificial islands in the South China Sea, while others is said to have had a role in alleged human rights abuses against China's weaker minority.

Companies already on the list include the telecoms giant Huawei on the surveillance camera maker Hit Vision.

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C has repeatedly said it has no ties to China's military, but it's already bean in Washington's cross hairs.

Last month, the Defense Department effectively banned Americans from buying shares in the chipmaker from late next year.

China's Foreign Ministry urged the U.