In an extra-preventive measure to safeguard national security, the US moved to block 27 foreign entities and individuals from China, Pakistan and Russia.
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In an extra-preventive measure to safeguard national security, the US moved to block 27 foreign entities and individuals from China, Pakistan and Russia. Washington has added the said entities to the Military End-User (MEU) list for engaging in activities that pose threat to the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States. Joe Biden’s administration, which is known to have reversed several policies of his predecessor Donald Trump, has appeared to carry forward the trend of banning entities that America finds to be linked to the activities of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
At least 16 blacklisted entities and individuals, according to US Commerce Department, were operating from China and Pakistan. The United States federal agency said that they were banned “based on their contributions to Pakistan’s unsafeguarded nuclear activities or ballistic missile program.” Furthermore, eight technology entities based in China were added to the list which US described its efforts “to prevent US emerging technologies from being used for PRC’s [People’s Republic of China] quantum computing efforts that support military applications.” One entity based in Russia was also banned.
The latest US move comes in the backdrop of Washington already banning dozens of Chinese entities that it said were...
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