20th December 2025 – (Washington) Nine Republican lawmakers, including several chairs of congressional committees, have urged U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to add more than a dozen Chinese technology companies to the Pentagon’s register of firms alleged to have ties with the Chinese military. Their letter, made public on Friday after President Donald Trump signed a US$900 billion defence spending bill that tightens restrictions on US investment in Chinese technology, calls for the inclusion of AI developer DeepSeek, smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi and pharmaceutical services provider Wuxi AppTec on the Section 1260H list.
While designation on the annually updated 1260H list does not trigger immediate prohibitions, it serves as a forceful caution to U.S. businesses about the risks of engagement with listed entities and can spur additional curbs by other executive agencies and Congress. The lawmakers also named battery producer Gotion High‑Tech; semiconductor firms Hua Hong Semiconductor, Kingsemi and Shennan Circuit; display and imaging groups BOE Technology and Tianma Microelectronics; and sensing, surveillance and robotics companies CloudMinds, LeiShen, Livox, RoboSense, Tiandy Technologies and Unitree Robotics, as well as biotech group GenScript.
The list, which underscores bipartisan concerns that U.S. capital and technology could bolster China’s military capabilities, was last refreshed in January 2025. Under a 2021 defence authorisation statute — mirrored by the measure signed this week — the Pentagon must update the Section 1260H roster annually through 2030. Several Chinese companies previously designated, including drone maker DJI and lidar producer Hesai Group, have filed lawsuits challenging their inclusion, arguing they have no military affiliations.
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