China’s Tencent and SenseTime protest blacklisting by U.S. Defense Department

The U.S. Defense Department updates its list of “Chinese Military Companies,” or CMC list, annually.

The U.S. Defense Department has added dozens of Chinese companies, including games and technology company Tencent, artificial intelligence firm SenseTime and the world’s biggest battery maker CATL, to a list of companies it says have ties to China’s military, prompting some to protest and say they will seek to have the decision reversed.

In recent years, Washington has sought to restrict sharing of advanced technology...