Commerce Department Blacklists 4 Companies for Training Chinese Military Pilots

‘This activity is contrary to the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States,’ a Commerce Department statement said.

Pilots of Chengdu Aircraft Corporation's J-10 for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) march after performing a flight demonstration program at the 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, in southern China's Guangdong Province, on Sept. 28, 2021. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images

The United States is blacklisting four companies for assisting in the training and development of the Chinese military.

Two of the companies are located in China and two are located in the UK, according to a notice issued by the Commerce Department.