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High-Purity Fact Pipeline
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High-Purity Fact Pipeline
US Department of Defense, Chinese technology firms
Washington, USA / Beijing, China
June 9, 2026
Verified: June 9, 2026
"The US government added Alibaba, Baidu, and BYD to a list of companies believed to be aiding China's military. The updated list includes memory chipmakers CXMT and YMTC, along with robotics firms like Unitree. New US law prohibits the Defense Department from contracting with listed companies starting later this month. The Chinese embassy criticized the move as discriminatory and unfair."
Author: Chris Miller
This book provides a comprehensive history of the semiconductor industry and explains why chips have become the central theater of the US-China geopolitical conflict, offering essential context for the inclusion of companies like YMTC and CXMT on military blacklists.
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