Entity List Adds: China, Burma, Pakistan

January 6, the Commerce Departement added 13 entities to the Entity List under the destinations of Burma (1), China, People's Republic of (China) (11), and Pakistan (1). These entities are added with a license requirement for the export, reexport, and transfer (in-country) of all items subject to the EAR and a license review policy of presumption of denial.

The End-User Review Committee (ERC) determined to add Telecom International Myanmar Company Limited,  for providing surveillance services and financial support to Burma's military regime, enabling the regime to carry out human rights abuses through the tracking and identification of target individuals and groups.

The ERC has determined to add four Chinese firms  for acquiring and attempting to acquire U.S.-origin items in support of China's military modernization.

Specifically, Chengdu RML Technology Co., Ltd. has supplied the People's Liberation Army (PLA) with precision-guided missiles and satellite communication systems. Chengdu Yaguang Electronics Co., Ltd. and its parent company, Yaguang Technology Group Co., Ltd., have supplied the PLA and multiple Chinese parties on the Entity List with dual-use electronic components. Lastly, Hefei Starwave Communication Technology Co., Ltd. has supplied radio frequency/microwave products explicitly for military equipment application to the PLA and Chinese parties on the Entity List.

The ERC determined to add a further seven entities, all under the destination of China, to the Entity List: Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics, and Physics; Ji Hua Laboratory; Nanjing Simite Optical Instruments Co., Ltd.; Peng Cheng Laboratory; Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics; Suzhou Ultranano Precision Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; and Wuhu Kewei Zhaofu Electronics Co., Ltd.

These entities are being added for acquiring and attempting to acquire U.S.-origin items in support of China's military modernization. In addition, these entities have demonstrable ties to activities of concern, including hypersonic weapons development, design and modeling of vehicles in hypersonic flight, using proprietary software to model weapons design and damage; and otherwise supporting China's military-civil fusion efforts.

Finally, the ERC determined to add Emerging Future Solutions Private Limited, under the destination of Pakistan, to the Entity List as a result of the entity's contributions to Pakistan's ballistic missile program.