China says it opposes U.S. draft list of firms with military ties

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Monday it opposes a potential move by the United States to declare that 89 Chinese aerospace and other companies have military ties, restricting them from buying a range of U.S. goods and technology.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, responding to a question about a Reuters report based on a draft copy of the list, said the United States should stop stretching the concept of national security and oppressing foreign companies.

(Reporting by Yew Lun Tian, writing by Tony Munroe; Editing by Himani Sarkar)