US Adds 58 Chinese Military-Linked Entities to New Trade Blacklist

Visitors take photos of a MA700 plane model designed by Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) at the Beijing International Aviation Expo in Beijing on Sept. 17, 2015. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images

The United States has named 103 Chinese and Russian companies and entities to a new trade blacklist, banning them from acquiring U.S. technology.

The Commerce Department released the new “Military End User” (MEU) list on Dec. 21, alleging that 58 Chinese and 45 Russian entities had ties to the two countries’ military forces. U.S. companies will now need to obtain a government license before they can “export, re-export, or transfer” goods to these blacklisted entities.