The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday added 42 Chinese companies to the government's export control list for supporting Moscow's military and defense industrial base, including supplying integrated circuits originating in the United States. Not only that, seven other entities from Finland, Germany, India, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom have also been included in the trade export control list.
The Commerce Department said in a statement that the circuits included microelectronics used in Russian precision guidance systems for missiles and drones launched against civilian targets in Ukraine.
Matthew Axelrod, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Export Enforcement, said in a statement: "Today's additions to the Entity List provide a clear message: If you provide U.S.-origin technology to the Russian defense sector, we will find out and take action."
China called the U.S. actions "economic coercion and unilateral bullying." "The United States should immediately correct its wrongdoings and stop its unreasonable suppression of Chinese companies," China's Ministry of Commerce said in a statement.
It has been 20 months since Russia invaded Ukraine. Russian missiles struck a village in northeastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least 52 people in one of the deadliest attacks yet.
Companies are placed on the U.S. Entity List when Washington deems them a threat to U.S. national security or foreign policy. Suppliers must obtain a generally difficult-to-obtain license before shipping goods to entities on the list.
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