The U.S. government added 12 new Chinese companies to the US Department of Commerce blacklist yesterday, Wednesday, following concerns about national security and U.S. foreign policy, citing in some cases the assistance they provide in developing quantum computers by the Chinese Armed Forces.
The ministry also announced that several agencies and individuals from China and Pakistan have been added to the Commerce Department’s Entity List for assistance in developing Pakistan’s nuclear activities or Pakistani ballistic missile program.
The latest US move for Chinese companies comes as tensions escalate between Beijing and Washington over the Taiwan regime and other trade issues.
A total of 27 new companies and entities were added to the list, from China, Japan, Pakistan and Singapore.
US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said in a statement that listing the new companies on the list would help prevent US and Chinese technology from supporting Chinese and Russian “military advances,” as well as activities that raise concerns about nuclear non-proliferation. such as Pakistan ‘s uncontrolled nuclear activities or its ballistic missile program. “
The Chinese embassy in Washington criticized the United States for “using the concept of national security for any purpose and abusing state power to suppress and restrict Chinese operations by any means possible.”
“China is adamantly opposed to this,” said Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the embassy.
According to him, the US should “follow the spirit” of the digital meeting held between President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping last week and “meet China halfway, instead of continuing to move in the right direction.” wrong way “.
The US Department of Commerce announced that Hangzhou Zhongke Microelectronics Co. Ltd, Hunan Goke Microelectronics, New H3C Semiconductor Technologies Co. Ltd, Xi’an Aerospace Huaxun Technology and Yunchip Microelectronics were blacklisted by the department, “for their support in of the People’s Liberation Army “.
The Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale was added to the same list, as were QuantumCTek and Shanghai QuantumCTeck Co Ltd “for acquiring and seeking materials of American origin to support military applications.”
The eight Chinese companies were included in the list to prevent the use of US technology that could help China develop quantum computer applications for its armed forces.
Suppliers of companies that have been blacklisted by the US Department of Commerce will need to apply for a license before being allowed to sell to these Chinese companies, and it is likely that the license will be denied.
In a separate move, the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology was added to the US Commerce Department’s blacklist, with the record providing no additional information other than producing military products.
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