The Defense Department has released a list of Chinese companies operating in the U.S which it believes are working to advance Beijing's military-strategic aims. The Pentagon revealed on Tuesday that 134 "Chinese military companies"—57 firms and 77 subsidiaries—were operating "directly or indirectly in the United States.

The US Department of Defense has identified 134 companies operating in the United States that it claims are aiding China's military ambitions.

The U.S. Defense Department has updated its list of Chinese companies allegedly linked to the People's Liberation Army (PLA). The most notable new names on the list are memory maker Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT), battery maker CATL, and cloud and gaming giant Tencent, reports Nikkei.

But several US-based videogame companies, including Microsoft, would be considered US military companies if the same metric was applied to them.

Tencent Holdings Limited, the parent company of Tencent Games, is now considered a Chinese military company by the United States government.

The U.S. Defense Department has added major Chinese technology companies including gaming and technology company Tencent, artificial intelligence firm SenseTime and the world’s biggest battery maker C

The Defense Department added video game maker Tencent Holdings to its "blacklist" of companies doing business in the U.S. while allegedly aiding the Chinese military.

The United States has labeled additional Chinese tech and social media firms as Beijing military companies, including multimedia firm Tencent and battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology, better known as CATL.