Add 5 More Chinese Entities to Entity List, Senators Tell Commerce
A group of Senate Republicans are calling for the Commerce Department to add more Chinese companies to the Entity List for aiding the government’s human rights abuses against Muslim minorities. The lawmakers specifically asked the agency to blacklist Vistek Co.,…
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Beijing IrisKing Co., IriStar Technology Co., Watrix.ai and Beijing ViSystem Corp. because they supply products and services that help the Chinese government use surveillance technologies against minority groups. “While the U.S. government has made strides towards restricting business with some [People's Republic of China] entities,” the senators said in a Dec. 15 letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, “efforts are still inadequate with respect to PRC research institutions and their affiliates in light of their contributions to the mass weaponization of surveillance functions.” A Commerce spokesperson said the agency plans to respond to the senators. The letter was signed by Sens. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Rick Scott of Florida, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Marco Rubio of Florida, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, John Cornyn of Texas, Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, Todd Young of Indiana, Mike Braun of Indiana and Ted Cruz of Texas.