WASHINGTON The U.S. government put a dozen Chinese companies on its trade blacklist on Wednesday for national security and foreign policy concerns, citing in some cases their help developing the Chinese military’s quantum computing efforts.
Several Chinese and Pakistani businesses and individuals have also been added to the Commerce Department's Entity List for their involvement in Pakistan's nuclear or ballistic missile programs, according to the department.
Chipmakers, Quantum Firms Targeted in Latest U.S. Sanction Round - Eight companies included in the list to specifically prevent U.S. technologies from being used for China’s quantum computing efforts