US Blacklists more 7 Chinese Entities

The US Commerce Department announced on Thursday the blacklisting of more seven Chinese entities due to national security concerns.

The Chinese blacklisted corporations accused of “building supercomputers used by China’s military actors, its destabilizing military modernization efforts, and/or weapons of mass destruction programs," the statement added.

The statement contained a comment by the Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. She explained: "Supercomputing capabilities are vital for the development of many – perhaps almost all – modern weapons and national security systems, such as nuclear weapons and hypersonic weapons."

She continued: “The Department of Commerce will use the full extent of its authorities to prevent China from leveraging U.S. technologies to support these destabilizing military modernization efforts,” she added.

On the other hand, the Chinese Embassy in Washington did not respond to the news.