The U.S. has blacklisted approximately 80 foreign entities, citing heightened national security concerns. The majority are Chinese companies suspected of procuring American hardware to aid the development of military technologies. Eleven entities based in China and one in Taiwan now face trade restrictions for “engaging in the development of advanced AI, supercomputers, and high-performance AI chips for China-based end-users with close ties to the country’s military-industrial complex,” according to the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security. Entities named include the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence, Beijing Innovation Wisdom, Henan Dingxin, Nettrix, Suma Technology, Suma-USI Electronics, and six subsidiaries of Inspur Group. All of them are now barred from purchasing U.S. goods without a government-issued license. The BIS said that adding the Chinese entities to the Entity List will restrict the Chinese Communist Party’s capability to develop high-performance and exascale computing systems — machines that can perform complex simulations and analyse massive datasets — as well as quantum technologies and hypersonic weapons.

Full report : Eleven entities in China and one in Taiwan face trade restrictions over the development of AI chips and supercomputers for military-affiliated end users.