US Blacklists Seven Chinese Supercomputer Organisations
The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added seven Chinese supercomputing organisations to the Entity List which bars them from conducting activities with US companies without first obtaining a US government license.
These are organisations considered to be contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.
The companies added to the list are involved either with building supercomputers used by China’s military actors, its military modernisation efforts or weapons of mass destruction.
US officials have long complained that Chinese companies are under the direction of the People’s Republic of China and collect sensitive information on behalf of the People’s Liberation Army. It is the first move by the Biden administration to make it harder for China to obtain US technology. “Supercomputing capabilities are vital for the development of