Trump administration adding four more Chinese firms to Pentagon blacklist, insiders say
- Washington is poised to designate the companies as being backed by China’s military, curbing their access to US investors
- The additions would bring the number of Chinese firms affected to 35, including Hikvision and China Mobile
Washington is poised to designate four more Chinese companies as backed by the Chinese military, sources said, curbing their access to US investors as the Trump administration seeks to cement its hawkish China legacy in its waning days.
The designations, which have not been previously reported, could be released by the Department of Defence as soon as Friday but may be unveiled next week, said one US official and one person familiar with the matter who declined to be named.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The additions would bring the number of Chinese companies affected to 35. They include giants like Hikvision China Telecom Corp and China Mobile, which were added earlier this year.
The list of “Communist Chinese Military Companies” was mandated by a 1999 law requiring the Pentagon to compile a catalogue of companies “owned or controlled” by the People’s Liberation Army, but the defence department complied only this year.
