The US Department of Defense has added Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd., known for its WeChat messaging app, to a list of companies it believes are working with China's military. The list also includes Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. (CATL), the world's largest battery manufacturer for electric vehicles, and ChangXin Memory Technologies Inc. The move is part of US efforts to limit China's development of advanced technologies for military use under its "military-civil fusion strategy", which has helped modernize the People's Liberation Army.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250107/p2g/00m/0in/009000cThe US Department of Defense has added five Chinese companies, including tech giant Tencent and battery maker CATL, to a list of firms that it believes pose a threat to national security. The new additions bring the total number of Chinese military companies on the list to 134, with 57 entities and their subsidiaries included. The listed companies are: Changxin Memory Technologies Inc, Quectel Wireless, Autel Robotics, Tencent, and CATL.
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