US Adds 7 Chinese Aerospace Entities to Export Control List Over Chinese Military Ties

A Long March 7Y4 rocket carrying the Tianzhou 3 cargo ship launches from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in China's Hainan Province, on a mission to deliver supplies to China's Tiangong space station on Sept. 20, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images

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.