美國將騰訊、 CATL 列入涉嫌協助北京軍方的中國公司名單

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US adds Tencent, CATL to list of Chinese firms allegedly aiding Beijing's military

By Michael Martina, David Shepardson and Karen Freifeld

Mon, January 6, 2025 at 8:40 a.m. PST·2 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department said Monday it had added Chinese tech giants including gaming and social media leader Tencent Holdings and battery maker CATL to a list of firms it says work with China's military.

The list included new additions WeChat-parent Tencent, CATL, chip maker Changxin Memory Technologies Inc (CXMT), Quectel Wireless and drone-maker Autel Robotics , according to a document published Monday.

The annually updated list of Chinese military companies, formally mandated under U.S. law as the "Section 1260H list", designated 134 companies, according to a notice posted to the Federal Register.

A Quectel spokesperson said the company "does not work with the military in any country and will ask the Pentagon to reconsider its designation, which clearly has been made in error".

The other companies and the Chinese Embassy in Washington did not respond to requests or did not immediately comment.

Amid strained relations between the world's two biggest economies, the updated list is one of numerous actions Washington has taken in recent years to highlight and restrict Chinese companies it says pose security risks.

U.S. lawmakers had pushed the Pentagon throughout 2024 to add some of the companies to the list.

While the designation does not involve immediate bans, it can be a blow to the reputations of affected companies and represents a stark warning to U.S. entities and firms about the risks of conducting business with them. It could also add pressure on the Treasury Department to sanction the companies.

Two previously listed companies, drone-maker DJI and Lidar-maker Hesai Technologies, both sued the Pentagon last year over their previous designations, but remain on the updated list.

The Pentagon also removed six companies it said no longer met the requirements for the designation, including AI firm Beijing Megvii Technology Co., Ltd., China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC), China State Construction Group Co., and China Telecommunications Corporation.

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美國將騰訊、 CATL 列入涉嫌協助北京軍方的中國公司名單

華盛頓（路透社）—美國國防部週一表示，已將遊戲和社交媒體領導者騰訊控股和電池製造商 CATL 等中國科技巨頭列入與中國軍方合作的公司名單。

根據週一發布的文件，名單包括新加入的微信母公司騰訊、寧德時代、晶片製造商長鑫儲存技術股份有限公司 (CXMT)、移遠通訊, 及無人機製造商 Autel Robotics。

根據美國《聯邦公報》上發佈的通知，每年更新的中國軍工公司名單, 即根據美國法律正式規定為「第1260H條名單」, 列出了134家公司。

移遠通信的發言人表示，該公司「沒有與任何國家的軍方合作，並將要求五角大樓重新考慮其指定，因為這顯然是錯誤的」。

其他公司和中國駐華盛頓大使館沒有回應請求，也沒有立即發表評論。

在世界兩大經濟體關係緊張的背景下，這份更新後的名單是華盛頓近年來採取的眾多行動之一，旨在突出和限制其認為構成安全風險的中國企業。

美國立法者一直在敦促五角大樓在 2024 年將部分公司列入名單。

雖然這項指定名單並不涉及立即實施禁令，但可能對受影響公司的聲譽造成打擊，並對美國實體和公司發出嚴厲警告，提醒他們與名單中公司開展業務的風險。這也可能增加財政部對這些公司實施制裁的壓力。

兩家先前列入名單的公司，即無人機製造商DJI和光達製造商Hesai科技，去年都因先前被放入指定名單而控告五角大樓，但仍在更新後的名單上。

五角大樓也剔除了六家據稱不再歸類於受制裁指標的公司，包括人工智慧公司北京曠視科技股份有限公司、中國鐵建股份有限公司(CRCC)、中國建築集團有限公司, 和中國電信集團公司。

              So, the U.S. has added Chinese tech giants including gaming and social media leader Tencent Holdings and battery maker CATL to a list of firms that work with China's military. Apparently, it is another move by the US to tighten its control on Chinese companies.

Note:

The Federal Register (FR or sometimes Fed. Reg.) (聯邦公報）is the official journal of the federal government of the United States that contains government agency rules, proposed rules, and public notices. The final rules promulgated by a federal agency and published in the Federal Register are reorganized by topic or subject matter and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The Federal Register is compiled by the Office of the Federal Register (within the National Archives and Records Administration) and is printed by the Government Publishing Office.