Headline Roundup • March 27th, 2025
Trump Admin Adds Over 50 Chinese Companies to Export Blacklist
Summary from the AllSides News Team
On Tuesday, the Trump administration added over 50 Chinese companies to its export blacklist.
The Details: The administration said the companies sought advanced knowledge in artificial intelligence, supercomputing, and quantum technology for military purposes. Six are subsidiaries of the Inspur Group, a leading data service and cloud computing provider in China. Companies from Pakistan, Taiwan, South Africa, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates are also included in the export blacklist - which included 80 total businesses - according to the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security.
Key Quotes: “Under the strong leadership of President Donald Trump, the Commerce Department is taking decisive action to protect America,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in a statement. “We will not allow adversaries to exploit American technology to bolster their own militaries and threaten American lives.” China’s Foreign Ministry said the entity list “seriously violates international law and basic norms of international relations, severely damages the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises, and undermines the security and stability of global supply chains. China firmly opposes and strongly condemns this.”
For Context: Trump has previously taken aim at China and the incumbent Chinese Communist Party with measures such as tariffs. The latest action follows a rise in calls for the Trump administration to halt the smuggling of advanced chips from U.S. firms like Nvidia and AMD.
How the Media Covered It: The Associated Press (Left bias) focused on the fact that the blacklisted companies were accused of seeking U.S. know-how for military use. The New York Post (Lean Right bias) described the move as an American bid to protect its national security and prevent adversaries from bolstering their own militaries.
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Reuters
The US on Tuesday added more than 50 Chinese entities to its export blacklist as it seeks to crack down on the nation’s artificial intelligence, quantum computing and military advancements.
In total, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security added 80 foreign entities to the list on the basis of national security concerns, including firms from China, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa and Iran.
“Under the strong leadership of President Donald Trump, the Commerce Department is taking decisive action to protect America,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said...
The U.S. on Tuesday added dozens of Chinese tech companies to its export blacklist in its first such effort under the Donald Trump administration, as it doubles down on curtailing Beijing’s artificial intelligence and advanced computing capabilities.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security added 80 organizations to an “entity list,” with more than 50 from China, barring American companies from supplying to those on the list without government permits.
The companies were blacklisted for allegedly acting contrary to U.S. national security and foreign policy interests, the agency said,...
China protested Wednesday after the U.S. added dozens of companies to its export control list, including more than 50 based in China that it says sought advanced knowhow in supercomputing, artificial intelligence and quantum technology for military purposes.
Companies from Taiwan, Iran, Pakistan, South Africa and United Arab Emirates also were included in the roughly 80 companies added to the “entity list” of the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security.
Six are subsidiaries of the Inspur Group, China’s leading cloud computing and big data service provider. It was listed...
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