The US Department of Commerce on Monday restricted exports to entities that it says recruited Western pilots to train Chinese military personnel, as well as some that helped develop hypersonic weapons.
They were among 43 groups added to the department’s so-called Entity List, which covers national-security threats.
“It is imperative that we prevent China from acquiring US technologies and know-how to enable their military modernization programs,” US Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement Matthew Axelrod said in a statement.
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Aviation Industry Corporation of China 612 Institute (中國航空工業集團612研究所) was among those added for seeking US items to help Beijing’s military modernization, with ties to activities including design and manufacturing of air-to-air missiles.
Shanghai Supercomputing Technology Co (上海超算科技) was added for supporting the operation of supercomputers in China, specifically by offering cloud-based supercomputing capabilities to support hypersonic research.
The US action over recruiting pilots follows reports last year, including in the Wall Street Journal in December, that China’s military had sought to enlist veteran Western pilots to improve its ability to fly planes from aircraft carriers, which could be useful in the event of a conflict with the US.
In addition to 31 Chinese entities, the department added five firms from the United Arab Emirates, four from Pakistan, three from South Africa, two from the UK, and one each from Kenya, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
Entities were also added for contributing to Pakistan’s ballistic-missile program and other weapons.
The Entity List is a roster of people and organizations to which US companies cannot export technology without first securing a license, which requires a strong case for why an exception should be made.
The list has traditionally covered foreign scientists and shell companies, and it has been used to cut off sales to terrorist groups. In the past few years, the list has expanded to include more than 600 Chinese entities, including large companies such as computer server maker Inspur Group (浪潮集團) and chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (中芯國際).
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