Tencent Shares Decline After US Adds Company to Chinese Military Blacklist
- Firms on Chinese military list face reputational damage
- Tencent says its inclusion on the list was ‘clearly a mistake’
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The US has blacklisted Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. for alleged links to the Chinese military, targeting the world’s biggest gaming publisher and top electric-vehicle battery maker in a surprise move weeks before Donald Trump takes office.
CATL, a major supplier to Tesla Inc., joined Tencent on a Federal Register of entities deemed to have ties with the People’s Liberation Army. Both companies protested their inclusion as a mistake, saying they have no ties with the military. Tencent’s stock slid more than 7% in Hong Kong, notching its biggest drop since October. CATL’s shares fell about 3%.