US Blacklists Dozens of Chinese Companies Over National Security Concerns

‘We will not allow adversaries to exploit American technology to bolster their own militaries and threaten American lives,’ Commerce Secretary Lutnick said.

A smartphone chip component circuit at the Oppo factory in Dongguan, China, on May 8, 2017. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images

The Trump administration on March 25 added dozens of Chinese companies to a trade blacklist, restricting Beijing’s ability to access advanced U.S. technology.

The Commerce Department released a list of 80 companies and affiliates to be included on its Entity List. More than 50 of them are based in China. The action makes it hard for them to receive shipments of U.S. goods from their suppliers.