The United States government has added 80 new companies to its Entity List that threaten U.S. national security or foreign policy. Listed entities must secure a licensing requirement for any export, reexport, or in-country transfer of items.
The U.S. mission in China said the Bureau of Industry and Security‘s updated list includes 11 from China and one from Taiwan involved in developing supercomputers, advanced artificial intelligence and AI chips for customers with ties to the Chinese military-industrial complex.
BIS also listed seven China-based entities for acquiring or trying to secure U.S.-origin quantum computing-related items. Another two Chinese entities were identified as having sold products to parties already on the Entity List, such as Huawei and its affiliated entity HiSilicon.
Thirteen entities were added for contributing to unregulated nuclear development, along with seven others that contributed to ballistic missile programs.
In addition, 27 Chinese entities were included for acquiring U.S.-origin items to support China’s development of hypersonic weapons, including aircraft. Two entities in China and Iran were also listed for their attempts to obtain U.S.-origin items for the Iranian defense industry and unmanned aerial vehicle development.
Ten entities in China, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates were added over their ties with the Test Flying Academy of South Africa, included in the Entity List in June 2023 for using Western and NATO resources to train Chinese military forces.
In October 2023, China-based companies dominated the BIS Entity List additions for supplying U.S.-origin integrated circuits to Russian consignees with links to Russia’s defense sector.