According to Reuters, the US Department of Commerce issued the announcement on May 22, the latest move of the administration of President Donald Trump to the companies that Washington accused their products of supporting the activities. oppress Uighurs of the Chinese army.
Washington launched a new move as the Chinese National assembly is discussing and preparing to pass a draft resolution that will allow the central government to impose national security laws on Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Seven companies and two organizations are listed by the US for human rights violations, mass arrests, forced labor ... with Uyghurs, a Muslim community in Xinjiang, China. Quoc.
The Commerce Department statement also lists 24 companies, government organizations and other commercial organizations on the sanctions list for buying equipment and weapons for use by the Chinese military in activities to suppress Uyghur people.
Chinese blacklisted U.S. companies focus on the areas of artificial intelligence and identity, which are also areas where US chipmakers like Nvidia and Intel invest heavily.
The US Department of Commerce said it would include the companies and organizations on the "entity list", meaning that the group of people who will be restricted from buying goods from the United States as well as some other restricted items manufactured in foreign by American technology.
