US Adds China’s Top Chipmaker, Oil Giant to List of Chinese Military Companies

A logo of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is seen at the China International Semiconductor Expo (IC China 2020) in Shanghai, China, on October 14, 2020. Aly Song/Reuters

The Trump administration on Dec. 3 added China’s top chipmaker, SMIC, and oil giant CNOOC to a blacklist of companies tied to the Chinese military.

The Department of Defense designated a total of four additional companies as owned or controlled by the Chinese military, including China Construction Technology Co Ltd and China International Engineering Consulting Corp.