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@South China Morning Post image A group of nine US lawmakers sent a letter to US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth this week urging the Pentagon to add a slew of Chinese technology firms to a list of entities allegedly assisting the Chinese military. The letter, sent late on Thursday after US President Donald Trump signed a US$1 trillion must-pass military spending bill into law, asks Hegseth ⁠to place AI firm DeepSeek, smartphone maker Xiaomi and electronic display maker BOE Technology Group on what is known as the Section...
South China Morning Post
US lawmakers want DeepSeek, Xiaomi added to list of China military-linked firms
Republicans want to add 19 more entities to the document that already includes tech giant Tencent Holdings and major ‍battery maker CATL.

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@South China Morning Post ✍️ A group of US lawmakers sent a letter to the Pentagon urging the addition of Chinese technology firms to a list of entities assisting the Chinese military. 👉 Nine US lawmakers sent a letter to the Pentagon 👉 The letter urges the addition of Chinese technology firms to a list of entities assisting the Chinese military 👉 The firms mentioned are DeepSeek, Xiaomi, and BOE Technology Group 👉 The move comes after the signing of a US$1 trillion military spending bill into law #PeteHegseth #DonaldTrump #politics
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@South China Morning Post image A group of nine US lawmakers sent a letter to US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth this week urging the Pentagon to add a slew of Chinese technology firms to a list of entities allegedly assisting the Chinese military. The letter, sent late on Thursday after US President Donald Trump signed a US$1 trillion must-pass military spending bill into law, asks Hegseth ⁠to place AI firm DeepSeek, smartphone maker Xiaomi and electronic display maker BOE Technology Group on what is known as the Section...
South China Morning Post
US lawmakers want DeepSeek, Xiaomi added to list of China military-linked firms
Republicans want to add 19 more entities to the document that already includes tech giant Tencent Holdings and major ‍battery maker CATL.
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👉 Nine US lawmakers sent a letter to the Pentagon 👉 The letter urges the addition of Chinese technology firms to a list of entities assisting the Chinese military 👉 The firms mentioned are DeepSeek, Xiaomi, and BOE Technology Group 👉 The move comes after the signing of a US$1 trillion military spending bill into law