The U.S. Department of Commerce on June 12 added dozens of China-based and other firms to its Entity List (pdf), citing concerns regarding national security and foreign policy risks.
A group of companies, including Frontier Services Group Ltd., a security and aviation company, and Test Flying Academy of South Africa, were sanctioned for “providing training to Chinese military pilots using Western and NATO sources,” the department stated.
The agency deemed these activities as contrary to U.S. national security and foreign policy interests. The listed companies will be subject to export restrictions.
Other firms were blacklisted for helping China build its hypersonic weapons and upgrade its military, the department added….