The U.S. Department of Commerce said in a statement Thursday (Jan. 14) that it added Chinese company Skyrizon to its list of “military end users” (MEU). Photo shows the U.S. Department of Commerce building
The U.S. Department of Commerce said in a statement Thursday (Jan. 14) that it added Beijing Skyrizon (Skyrizon) to its list of “military end users” (MEU). The Commerce Department said the Chinese company threatens U.S. national security by producing or maintaining military equipment such as military aircraft engines.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a statement that the Chinese Communist government has fueled military development through aggressive policies that have enabled it to acquire and replicate sensitive technologies for the military industry.
Ross added in the statement, “The Chinese (Communist Party) state-owned company Skyrizon and its acquisition of foreign military technology for localization poses a significant threat to U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.”
“This move is intended to warn exporters of Skyrizon’s important relationship with the PLA (Chinese Communist Party military).” Ross said.
The MEU list is a notice to exporters, re-exporters and transferees that a license will be required to export, re-export or transfer designated items to entities listed on the list, the statement said. The U.S. government has determined that the national security risk of these entities using or diverting controlled products for “military end use” or to “military end users” in China, Russia or Venezuela is unacceptable.
Skyrizon is the first company to join the MEU since its launch in late 2020, the statement said.
Skyrizon is a subsidiary of Beijing Xinwei Communication Technology Group Co.
On December 21, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce website published a press release indicating that the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to add a new list of “military end users” (MEUs) and the first 103 entities, including 58 Chinese companies and 45 Russian companies. The Commerce Department said the U.S. government has determined that these companies are “military end users” for purposes of the EAR.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a press release at the time, “This establishes a new process for designating military end-users on the MEU list to assist exporters in screening their military end-user customers.”
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