- AMEC has been removed from the list of DoD-related companies
- However, the Chinese company remains on the U.S. Entity List
- Other companies have also revised restrictions
In recent years, the United States has increasingly imposed sanctions on the export of chips and advanced technology to China, mainly driven in the post-epidemic era and aimed at curbing China’s technological progress, which the United States fears may provide impetus for its military development.
Reported by South China Morning Post It has been revealed that Chinese toolmaker Advanced Micro Manufacturing Equipment Corporation (AMEC) has now been removed from the list of related companies in the United States – known as “Chinese military companies operating in the United States.”
Nonetheless, the company remains on the Commerce Department’s Entity List and continues to be subject to certain restrictions and sanctions imposed by the country.
AMEC no longer subject to DoD restrictions
The downgrade was confirmed in a U.S. Federal Register filing on December 13, approximately 12 months after it was first launched on the market. The company’s inclusion on the list in 2024 means the Department of Defense is prohibited from purchasing any products from AMEC and other companies on the list, in addition to other restrictions depending on the company.
For its part, AMEC is also unable to purchase technology developed in the U.S., and since it remains on the Entity List, AMEC’s suppliers still need to obtain export licenses to sell tools and materials to the company – these licenses Getting it can be difficult by all accounts.
Chinese investment company IDG Capital was also removed from the list, but the Ministry of Defense did not give specific reasons for the downgrade.
In early 2024, AMEC filed a lawsuit against the Department of Defense in the United States, requesting its inclusion on the list.
The news comes weeks after the U.S. added more companies to its list. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian previously criticized U.S. measures for harming global trade, adding that China had been considering its own countermeasures.
The emergence of President-elect Trump has added complications – it’s unclear whether many of the restrictions previously in place will remain in place.