stop the development of their hypersonic superorders and missiles

The US has just taken another step in The climbing of the tension that holds with China. The administration led by Donald Trump He has inherited a long list of Chinese companies To which US companies cannot sell them their technology, they can do so only under a very strict supervision of the Department of Commerce. For a few hours in that “blacklist” there are 80 more companies.

According to Nikkei Asiathe US Industry and Security Office has decided to expand perceptibly the list of sanctioned companies because “they have carried out actions contrary to the US national security and foreign policy.” However, although most of them are China, not all reside in the nation led by Xi Jinping; Some come from United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Iran, and even Taiwan.

Chinese hypersonic weapons are in the spotlight of the USA

That the US administration has decided to sanction Emirati or Iranian companies enters within the foreseeable, but that the sale of American technology to Taiwanese companies a priori is also surprising. However, It is not so much. Not at least if we stick to the justification argued by the US government in these cases: all sanctioned companies are Chinese, or collaborate with Chinese entities, or represent a threat to national security.

Whatever the purpose of the US on this occasion, it is not exactly the same as it pursued with Other sanctions packages. Some of the vetoed companies are dedicated to the development of the artificial intelligence (AI) or Superorganizers with Exaescala processing capacity. This is not new. However, others, presumably most, are directly or indirectly involved in Hypersonic missile development or latest generation drones.

Jeffrey I. Kessler, Undersecretary of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce, has pointed out that “American technology should never be used against the US people (…) Donald Trump’s administration is sending a clear and forceful message to the purpose of safeguarding national security by preventing US technologies and goods national”.

At the moment the Chinese government has not officialized any responsealthough in all likelihood It won’t stay with crossed hands.

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