Pentagon Blacklists New Chinese Tech Firms Linked to Chinese Military

Published on February 1, 2024

The Pentagon on Jan. 31 added over a dozen Chinese tech firms to its backlist of companies with ties to the Chinese military. Among new companies added include memory chip maker YMTC, artificial intelligence company Megvii, drone maker Chengdu JOUAV, lidar maker Hesai Technology, and tech company NetPosa, according to the Department of Defense (DOD). Updating the list is “an important continuing effort in highlighting and countering” the Chinese Communist Party’s military-civil fusion strategy, the Pentagon stated in a press release. This “strategy supports the modernization goals of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) by ensuring it can acquire advanced technologies and expertise” developed by Chinese companies, universities, and research programs that appear to be civilian entities, the DOD added....

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