US adds 16 entities to its trade blacklist, 14 in China

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration added 16 entities to its trade blacklist on Wednesday, including a Chinese company whose TSMC-made chip was illegally incorporated into a Huawei artificial intelligence processor.

Sophgo and other entities linked to it were among 14 China-based companies and two Singapore-based companies added to the U.S. Commerce Department’s Entity List, according to a federal government notice.