The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that it added 80 entities from China, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), South Africa, Iran, and Taiwan to the Entity List.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said in a statement on the matter: “Under the strong leadership of President Donald Trump, the Commerce Department is taking decisive action to protect America. We will not allow adversaries to exploit American technology to bolster their own militaries and threaten American lives.”
“We are committed to using every tool at the Department’s disposal to ensure our most advanced technologies stay out of the hands of those who seek to harm Americans. At the same time, we will continue to drive American innovation, ensuring that our nation’s economic strength remains unparalleled,” he said.
Of the entities added to the blacklist, 12 have been added for developing “advanced AI, supercomputers, and high-performance AI chips for China-based end-users with close ties to the country’s military-industrial complex,” 13 were added for their connections to “unsafeguarded nuclear activities,” and 7 for their involvement in ballistic missile programs.
Twenty-seven Chinese entities were added to the Entity List for “acquiring or attempting to acquire U.S.-origin items in support of China’s military modernization,” BIS said, noting that the entities have “demonstrable ties to activities of concern.”
Two Chinese entities were added to the list for selling products to others on the Entity List, two entities in Iran and China were added for “attempting to procure U.S.-origin items for Iran’s defense industry and unmanned aerial vehicle programs,” and 10 entities were added due to their connections to a group placed on the Entity List in 2023.
