Beijing sent a fresh warning to President-elect Donald Trump of the tools it can use to protect national interests.

China's Ministry of Commerce Thursday targeted dozens of American companies for punitive trade actions as U.S.-China tensions increase. The MOC added also 10 U.S. companies to its unreliable entities list.

China has imposed sanctions on 10 U.S. defense firms for arms sale to Taiwan, including Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and Boeing Defense. Analysts say the actions are largely symbolic as these companies are already under Chinese sanctions.

Taiwan's defence ministry said on Thursday that Chinese warplanes and warships had carried out the first "combat patrol" around the island of the New Year, after Taiwan President Lai Ching-te again expressed willingness to talk to Beijing.

Taipei has reported the first Chinese incursion into Taiwan's airspace for 2025. The "combat patrol" follows a year of increasing tensions in the Taiwan Strait.