[By Guancha Observer Network, Liu Chenghui] The Trump administration, eager to reach a trade deal with China, is still trying to take covert actions against Chinese companies, which has raised concerns among some US officials.

On May 16, the Financial Times cited multiple sources disclosing that the US Department of Commerce has compiled a list of Chinese enterprises and plans to include several Chinese chip manufacturing companies in the export blacklist. However, some government officials hope to delay this measure to avoid affecting efforts to reach a long-term trade agreement with China.

Multiple informed sources stated that the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) under the US Department of Commerce has drafted a list and plans to include relevant enterprises on the "Entity List."

However, the breakthrough achieved in the negotiations in Geneva has complicated the issue. According to the agreement, both China and the US have agreed to reduce tariffs within 90 days and cut the rate by 115%.

Some officials in the Trump administration are concerned that imposing export controls on key Chinese enterprises at this time may jeopardize the negotiations. However, others claim that Republicans have criticized the Biden administration for delaying competitive measures against China in order to push what they call "zombie diplomacy."

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The Financial Times noted that for a long time, hawks in the US have been pushing to target Chinese semiconductor enterprises. Chinese companies are rapidly expanding their market share in the global DRAM storage chip market and are also leading the development of high bandwidth memory (HBM), which is crucial for running artificial intelligence models.

This move aims to further obstruct China's access to advanced chip technologies that could be used for military modernization. Companies on the list need to obtain US government permission to purchase American products, and such permissions have become increasingly difficult to obtain in recent years. US security officials have claimed that China has "easily" obtained US technology, which has been used in the development of hypersonic weapons and nuclear weapons modeling, among other areas.

The US Department of Commerce and the White House refused to comment on these reports.

The report noted that the Chinese Embassy in the United States emphasized that "China firmly opposes the US overextending its national security concept, abusing export controls, maliciously blocking and suppressing China."

Earlier messages indicated that the BIS has repealed the "Artificial Intelligence Dissemination Rules" signed during the Biden administration and announced it would take more measures to strengthen global chip export controls. The agency also released three guidelines to strengthen export controls related to AI in China.

The main contents include: first, using Huawei Ascend chips anywhere in the world violates US export control regulations; second, warning the public about potential consequences of allowing US AI chips to be used for training and inference of Chinese AI models; third, guiding US companies to protect supply chains and guard against tactics of supply chain shifts. Among these, the rule prohibiting the use of Huawei Ascend chips globally once again reflects the hegemonism of US extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Spokesperson He Yong responded previously on the 15th, stating that the US abuse of export control measures imposes unwarranted restrictions on Chinese chip products, severely damaging the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises, seriously threatening the stability of the global semiconductor supply chain, and seriously undermining market rules and international economic and trade order. This action is not conducive to long-term mutually beneficial, sustainable cooperation and development between both parties. China urges the US to immediately correct its erroneous practices and will take firm measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises.

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