China Hits Dozens of U.S. Companies With Trade Controls NYT | Top Stories By: Alexandra Stevenson 2 January 2025 at 19:42 The move was the latest escalation in the back and forth between Beijing and Washington over products considered vital to national security. © Patrick T. Fallon/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesBoeing was one of the U.S. companies sanctioned by China on Thursday.