https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-military-companies/trump-administration-adds-chinas-smic-and-cnooc-to-defense-blacklist-idUSKBN28D3CR >The Trump administration on Thursday added China's top chipmaker SMIC and oil giant CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies, a move likely to escalate tensions with Beijing before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.