US Sanctions Companies That Train Chinese Pilots, Help China in Weapons Development

Two Chinese SU-30 fighter jets take off from an unspecified location to fly a patrol over the South China Sea in a file photo. Jin Danhua/Xinhua via AP

The U.S. Department of Commerce on June 12 added dozens of China-based and other firms to its Entity List (pdf), citing concerns regarding national security and foreign policy risks.

A group of companies, including Frontier Services Group Ltd., a security and aviation company, and Test Flying Academy of South Africa, were sanctioned for “providing training to Chinese military pilots using Western and NATO sources,” the department stated.