WASHINGTON – The United States on Monday placed 12 foreign companies,including several entities from China and one from Pakistan, among others,in its entity list to ensure that sensitive technologies do not fall intothe hands of those who would threaten its national security.
The 12 entities making it to the list include four companies with locationsin both China and Hong Kong, and a further two Chinese, one Pakistani andfive Emirati persons, the Department of Commerce said.
“The Trump Administration will vigorously defend against any action whichcould harm American citizens or our nation’s security. We are puttingindividuals, businesses and organisations across the world on notice thatthey will be held accountable for supporting Iran’s WMD activities andother illicit schemes,” said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross.
“Moreover, we cannot allow China’s civil-military integration strategy toundermine US national security through prohibited technology transfer plotsorchestrated by state actors,” Ross said after the Department of Commerceand the Bureau of Industry and Security issued an update to the entity list.