China to probe FedEx after Huawei says parcels diverted

FILE PHOTO: A Federal Express truck is shown on deliver in La Jolla, California, U.S., May 17, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

China will investigate whether FedEx Corp damaged the legal rights and interests of its clients, the official Xinhua news agency said, after Chinese telecoms giant Huawei said parcels intended for it were diverted.

Amid worsening tensions between China and the United States, the commerce ministry said that it would draft a hit-list of "unreliable" foreign firms and individuals that harm the interests of Chinese companies. It gave no names.