BEIJING - China on Friday expressed firm opposition to the recent decision of the United States to add multiple Chinese entities to its export-control "entity list", urging the US side to immediately correct its wrongdoings.

"The United States has consistently overstretched the concept of national security, abused export control measures, and arbitrarily exercised long-arm jurisdiction, imposing penetrative sanctions on multiple entities, including those from China," a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce said in a statement.

The statement followed an Oct 8 announcement by the US Department of Commerce that added 16 companies from the Chinese mainland to its entity list.

"This latest move severely undermines the legitimate rights and interests of companies and disrupts the security and stability of global industrial and supply chains," the spokesperson said.

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China will take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese entities, according to the spokesperson.