The US is adding 37 organizations and companies to its export trade blacklist for activities related to strengthening the Russian armed forces, supporting the Chinese armed forces, and facilitating human rights abuses in Myanmar and China, as announced by the US Department of Commerce. .
“When we identify organizations and companies that are of concern to US national security or foreign policy, we put them on the Entity List to ensure we can investigate their dealings,” Assistant Secretary Thea Kendler said. US Trade.
Meanwhile, the Biden administration on Thursday added two units of prominent Chinese genetics company BGI, as well as Chinese cloud technology company Inspur, to Washington’s export trade blacklist. This move portends a further escalation of tension in relations between the US and China.
The US Commerce Department, which oversees US export controls, added BGI Research and BGI Tech Solutions (Hong Kong) to the blacklist after it suspected the companies posed “a significant risk” for their contributions to monitoring that used by the Chinese government to oppress ethnic minorities.
At the same time, he accused Inspur of acquiring or attempting to acquire American goods to support efforts to modernize the Chinese armed forces.
The companies, as well as the Chinese embassy in Washington, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Twenty-six other Chinese companies and entities have been included in the list, which makes it difficult for US export shipments to be received by US suppliers.
The move looks set to heighten the climate of suspicion between Washington and Beijing, as the US and China have been engaged in a years-long technology war.
Tensions in bilateral relations have escalated significantly since last month, when the Biden administration shot down a Chinese balloon suspected of spying after it entered US airspace.
In 2020, the US Department of Commerce blacklisted two units of BGI Group, the world’s largest genomics research company, on suspicion of conducting genetic analyzes used to aid the oppression of Uyghurs in China.
Beijing denies any wrongdoing, while BGI denied US claims during that time period.
Source :Skai
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