US adds over 60 Chinese firms, including SMIC, to trade blacklist
The US has added over 60 other Chinese companies, including SMIC, to trade blacklist "to protect US national security". It has also added 11 affiliates of SMIC to prevent their access to more advanced US technology, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told Fox Business Network. SMIC "perfectly illustrates" the risks of China using US technology to modernise its military, Ross added.