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WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday added 42 Chinese companies to a government export control list over their support for Moscow’s military and defense industrial base – including the supply of U.S.-made integrated circuits. .
Seven more entities from Finland, Germany, India, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom were also added to the commercial export control list.
The Commerce Department said in a statement that the circuits contain microelectronics that Russia uses for precision guidance systems in missiles and drones launched against civilian targets in Ukraine.
“Today’s addition to the entity list sends a clear message: If you provide US-origin technology to the Russian defense sector, we will know, and we will take action,” said Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Matthew Axelrod. said in the statement.
China described the US action as “economic oppression and unilateral bullying”.
“The United States should immediately correct its wrongful conduct and stop its unreasonable pressure on Chinese companies,” China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement.
It has been 20 months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At least 52 people were killed on Thursday in one of the deadliest attacks ever carried out by a Russian missile attack on a village in northeastern Ukraine.
Companies are added to the US entity list when Washington deems them a threat to US national security or foreign policy. Suppliers are then required to provide the usually hard-to-obtain licenses before sending goods to listed entities.
Reporting by David Shepardson, Karen Freefeld and Mike Stone; Written by Susan Heavey; Edited by Andrea Ricci and Edwina Gibbs
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