The department said on Friday it is now adding Hunan Guofang and the four addresses to the list. The companies “pose a significant risk of being or becoming involved in activities contrary to the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States,” the Commerce Department said. In May, the Trump administration added China’s Huawei to the entity list and 68 affiliates in more than two dozen countries. The world’s two largest economies have ratcheted up tariffs in a battle over what US officials call China’s unfair trade practices. The United States, China, the European Union and Japan have all announced plans to build exaflop-capable supercomputers.

Source: The Express Tribune June 22, 2019 06:43 UTC