US Accuses Chinese Memory Chipmaker, AI Firms of Aiding PLA
- It adds SMIC, Yangtze Memory to military-civil fusion list
- Washington already sanctions many of the new firms on the list
The Pentagon added China’s leading memory chipmaker and prominent players in AI, energy and automobiles to a list of companies it accuses of aiding the Asian nation’s military, expanding a roster intended to warn allies against potential national security threats.
The Department of Defense added Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. and facial-recognition firm Megvii to its so-called Section 1260H rundown. That list already includes major telecom and aerospace players as well as Huawei Technologies Co. and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. — two companies at the heart of Beijing’s efforts to replace American technology.
The Department of Defense added Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. and facial-recognition firm Megvii to its so-called Section 1260H rundown. That list already includes major telecom and aerospace players as well as Huawei Technologies Co. and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. — two companies at the heart of Beijing’s efforts to replace American technology.
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