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The Trump administration is considering adding several Chinese chipmaking companies to an export blacklist, a move that some officials are hesitant to make in order to avoid disrupting ongoing trade negotiations with China.
Sources reveal that the commerce department has compiled a list of Chinese companies, including ChangXin Memory [CXMT], Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co, to be added to the “entity list” which restricts their access to American technology.
Despite the growing pressure to target these Chinese chipmakers, concerns about the impact on trade talks between the US and China have caused a delay in the decision-making process.
The potential addition of these companies to the export blacklist is part of the US government’s efforts to limit China’s access to advanced American technology that could be used for military purposes.
US security officials are wary of China’s ability to acquire American technology and its potential implications for national security.
While the Chinese companies have not responded to the reports, the Chinese embassy in the US has expressed opposition to what they perceive as unfair restrictions imposed by the US government.
Both the commerce department and the White House have refrained from commenting on the matter at this time.