China’s Ministry of Commerce has placed 10 more US entities on its export control list, restricting or outright prohibiting the export of dual-use items to the affected companies.
Dual-use items are civilian goods that could theoretically serve military purposes, such as advanced semiconductors, certain chemicals, or precision manufacturing equipment.
A pattern, not an incident
On January 2, 2025, MOFCOM added 28 US entities to its Export Control List. That same round of action saw 10 separate entities placed on China’s Unreliable Entities List. Then on March 4, 2025, another 15 US entities landed on the Export Control List. By April, 12 more followed. September brought smaller but continued additions, with batches of three entities each added to both lists in separate actions.
The common thread linking most of these additions: US arms sales to Taiwan or military cooperation that Beijing views as a direct threat to its sovereignty claims. Each time Washington approves a new defense package for Taipei or adds Chinese firms to the US Entity List, China’s commerce ministry fires back with its own restrictions.
