The Commerce Department announced on Aug. 23 that it has added seven Chinese entities to the economic blacklist over their roles in weaponizing U.S. technology to bolster the Chinese military.
The targeted entities are state-owned aerospace and technology corporations, including China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 9th Academy 771 and 772 Research Institute, China Academy of Space Technology 502 and 513 Research Institute, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation 43 and 58 Research Institute, and Zhuhai Orbital Control Systems, according to a notification posted to the Federal Register.
The seven entities were accused of “acquiring and attempting to acquire US-origin items in support of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) military modernization efforts.”…