US Adds CNOOC to Blacklist, Saying It Helps China Intimidate Neighbors

US Adds CNOOC to Blacklist, Saying It Helps China Intimidate Neighbors
The headquarters building of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) in Beijing on July 29, 2016. STR/AFP via Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Commerce Department said Thursday it added Chinese National Overseas Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to a U.S. economic blacklist, saying it had helped China intimidate neighbors in the South China Sea.

The Commerce Department also said Chinese company Skyrizon was being added to the Military End-User (MEU) List for “its capability to develop, produce, or maintain military items, such as military aircraft engines.”