{"id":1866188,"date":"2023-03-03T09:44:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T14:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-restricts-us-exports-to-28-chinese-entities-citing-alleged-ties-to-iranian-military\/"},"modified":"2023-03-03T11:54:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T16:54:09","slug":"washington-restricts-us-exports-to-28-chinese-entities-citing-alleged-ties-to-iranian-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-restricts-us-exports-to-28-chinese-entities-citing-alleged-ties-to-iranian-military\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Restricts US Exports to 28 Chinese Entities, Citing Alleged Ties to Iranian Military"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwashington-restricts-us-exports-to-28-chinese-entities-citing-alleged-ties-to-iranian-military%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1866188&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<p>The U.S. Commerce Department on March 2 announced export restrictions for\u00a0a string of Chinese entities.<\/p>\n<p>The United States added 28\u00a0Chinese firms and individuals to its Entity List (<a href=\"https:\/\/public-inspection.federalregister.gov\/2023-04558.pdf\">PDF<\/a>), citing concerns regarding national security risks, including through their alleged dealings or attempted dealings with an Iranian electronics company,\u00a0Paradazan System Namad Arman (PASNA), which has been\u00a0sanctioned by the United States for its alleged ties to Tehran&#8217;s military.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These actions include acquiring or attempting to acquire U.S.-origin items in support of programs for the People&#8217;s Liberation Army and providing goods and services to customers on the BIS Entity List, leading to the possibility for diversion,&#8221; According to the department.<\/p>\n<p>BIS is the\u00a0Department of Commerce&#8217;s Bureau of Industry and Security.<\/p>\n<p>In response, foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning called on\u00a0Washington to &#8220;stop abusing various excuses to unreasonably suppress Chinese enterprises.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mao said Beijing would &#8220;firmly safeguard the legitimate rights&#8221; of its companies, but did not elaborate on the possible actions Beijing might take.<\/p>\n<h2>China Surveillance<\/h2>\n<p>Other security threats cited by the\u00a0Commerce Department include\u00a0alleged contributions to Pakistan&#8217;s ballistic missile program and surveillance equipment to\u00a0Burma&#8217;s military regime, which has been sanctioned, enabling it to &#8220;carry out human rights abuses through the tracking and identification of target individuals and groups.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>U.S. companies are banned from exporting goods to the listed entities without first gaining prior government approval,\u00a0effective March 2.<\/p>\n<p>The entities listed include server maker\u00a0Inspur Group Co.\u00a0AI\u00a0tech\u00a0firm 4Paradigm Technology Co, Loongson Technology, National Research Center for Parallel Computer Engineering and Technology, Qingdao National Laboratory of Marine Science and Technology, Wuxi Institute of Advanced Technology, and several other\u00a0electronics firms.<\/p>\n<p>The department also includes BGI Research, a Chinese genetics company, and BGI Tech Solutions Co. (biotechnology company), which it claims is based. &#8220;upon information that indicates their collection and analysis of genetic data poses a significant risk of contributing to monitoring and surveillance by the government of China, which has been utilized in the repression of ethnic minorities in China.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>BGI denied previously being accused of providing technology that was used to monitor Uyghurs, and other Muslim minorities in China\u2019s northwest.<\/p>\n<p>The Epoch Times reached out to BGI for comment.<\/p>\n<h2>Tensions between Washington and Beijing<\/h2>\n<p>This move comes amid fragile relations between Washington, Beijing and China following the fall of the Chinese surveillance satellite last month. The balloon was shot down on Feb. 4 by\u00a0the Air Force the next day off the coast of South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>China claims it wasn&#8217;t being used to spy on its citizens.<\/p>\n<p>However, amid a crackdown on alleged Chinese surveillance,\u00a0the House Foreign Affairs Committee earlier this week\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/house-panel-debates-tiktok-ban_5089986.html\">Voted<\/a> to advance a bill\u00a0that would empower President Joe Biden to ban\u00a0TikTok,\u00a0the Chinese-owned video-sharing app,\u00a0in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Experts believe the app can be used by the\u00a0Chinese Communist Party to spy on Americans or to promote pro-China influence campaigns or disinformation. ByteDance is the owner of TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the US and China, tensions have been further exacerbated by Beijing&#8217;s actions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/chinas-top-diplomat-meets-putin-vows-to-deepen-partnership-with-russia_5075699.html\">pledge<\/a> for a\u00a0deeper &#8220;comprehensive strategic partnership&#8221; with Russia last month during Chinese\u00a0diplomat,\u00a0Wang Yi&#8217;s visit to the Kremlin.<\/p>\n<p>During a\u00a0United Nations General Assembly on Feb. 23, China was among a handful of nations to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/6-countries-vote-against-un-resolution-calling-for-russia-to-withdraw-from-ukraine_5080413.html\">vote against\u00a0a resolution<\/a> We call on the Russian troops to withdraw immediately from Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese communist leader\u00a0Xi\u00a0Jinping is also set to visit Moscow in the coming months,\u00a0Russian President Vladimir\u00a0Putin\u00a0has confirmed.<\/p>\n<p><em>This report was compiled by the Associated Press.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/washington-restricts-us-exports-to-28-chinese-entities-citing-alleged-ties-to-iranian-military_5097247.html?utm_source=partner&#038;utm_campaign=conservnewsd\">Washington US Restricts Exports to 28 Chinese Entities. This is due to alleged ties to the Iranian Military.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\"><em>Conservative News Daily does not endorse or share the views or opinions expressed in this article.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Commerce Department on March 2 announced export restrictions for\u00a0a string of Chinese entities. 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