According to the South China Morning Post, nine Republican lawmakers wrote a letter to U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, urging him to add more than a dozen Chinese technology companies to the Pentagon's list of companies suspected of having ties to the Chinese military.
The letter was released on Friday, following President Trump's signing of a $900 billion defense spending bill this Thursday that limits U.S. investments in Chinese tech companies. The letter asked the Pentagon to add artificial intelligence company DeepSeek, smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi, and pharmaceutical services company药锡药明康德 to the so-called "1260H" list.
Although being listed on the annual Pentagon list does not mean immediate prohibition, it serves as a strong warning to U.S. entities about the risks of doing business with the affected companies, and may also pressure other federal agencies and Congress to impose more restrictions.
Other companies named in the letter include battery manufacturer国铁高科; chip companies华虹半导体、金斯米半导体 and神南电路; display and imaging companies京东方科技集团 and天马微电子; sensor, surveillance, and robotics companies云智、雷神、立沃克斯、RoboSense、天地科技 and优利科技; and biotechnology company金斯瑞集团.
The list was last updated in January 2025. A similar 2021 defense authorization act signed by Trump requires the 1260H list to be updated annually until 2030.
In recent years, several Chinese companies listed on the blacklist, including drone manufacturer大疆创新 and LiDAR manufacturer合赛集团, have sued the Pentagon, claiming the sanctions are baseless.
Other companies on the list also include Tencent Holdings and宁德时代科技股份有限公司. Last month, Bloomberg reported that the Pentagon is considering adding Alibaba, Baidu, and electric vehicle manufacturer比亚迪 to the list.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1851976161366027/
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