The Pentagon on Tuesday added Tesla battery-maker Contemporary Amperex Technology, or CATL, and internet and gaming giant Tencent Holdings to its list of companies it says have ties to the Chinese military.

The United States has added Tencent, a leading Chinese technology conglomerate, to its list of firms accused of having ties to China’s military. This move has prompted South Korean game developers, many of whom have received investments from Tencent to access the Chinese market,

Chinese internet giant Tencent’s shares slumped sharply on Tuesday after the company was added to a Pentagon blacklist for its alleged links with the Chinese military, prompting criticism from authorities in Beijing and denial by the company.

The Defense Department has added dozens of Chinese firms to a list of companies that are prohibited from working with the Pentagon and defense industry due to their alleged ties with China’s

Ford has a licensing agreement to manufacture electric vehicle batteries with technology from a Chinese company that's under scrutiny at the Pentagon.