On May 23, Beijing time, the US Department of Commerce announced that 33 Chinese enterprises, universities and government agencies would be added to the entity list, including Qihoo 360, FiberHome Technology Group, Oriental Netpower and other well-known enterprises. In addition, Chengdu Taike Optoelectronics, Lijian Sky Eye, Yuncong Technology, Yuntian Lifei, Shanghai Yinchen Intelligence and many other well-known start-up technology companies also appear in the list.

Among them, the technical advantages of enterprises such as Deep Web Horizon, Yantian Lifei and Yinchen Intelligence are concentrated in the field of face recognition. Four companies, Yuncong Science and Technology, Shangtang Technology and Yitu Technology, are known as China's "four Little Dragons of artificial Intelligence", and the latter three companies have previously been listed on the "entity list" of the United States.

The specific list includes:

The main restrictions on listing entities include restrictions on the import of goods, technologies, or software of United States origin from the United States or other countries; restrictions on the import of goods from other countries if the value of items under control in the United States exceeds 25%; and restrictions on the direct production of products using technology or software of American origin, or the production of factories built with technology or software of American origin.

Chinese enterprises respond

After the announcement of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Cloud issued a statement in response:

We have paid attention to the documents of the U.S. Department of Commerce and relevant media reports at home and abroad, and we will continue to pay attention to this.

Artificial intelligence is the basis of the future commercial society, which can benefit mankind on many social issues, such as environmental issues, agriculture, rural areas and farmers, difficult to see a doctor, educational equity and so on.

Yuncong Science and Technology, as a Chinese artificial intelligence enterprise, adheres to the mission of "defining intelligent life and promoting human potential", adheres to the dual-wheel drive of market and technology to combine advanced technology with industrial applications, pursues to truly contribute to society, changes the world with AI, promotes human potential and liberates productive forces.

At the same time, Yuncong Technology conducts business activities on the basis of strictly abiding by the laws and regulations of relevant countries and regions, by formulating and implementing strict ethical standards for the use of artificial intelligence technology, and based on our own intellectual property rights of self-research technology and products to provide services to customers to promote the healthy development of artificial intelligence technology.

Yuncong Technology has continued to maintain a good cooperative relationship with ecological partners in China and other countries to provide better services to users. Yuncong Technology will maintain active communication with all parties to ensure fair and just treatment. We are confident that the company will continue to maintain healthy growth and protect the interests of customers, partners, employees and investors.

We regret the resolution and have prepared a plan for the corresponding situation.

360 insiders revealed to the Securities Times e Company reporter that they are still organizing an official response. The reporter called Zhou Hongyi, and he told the Securities Times e Company that the company is currently in urgent discussion and is expected to make an official response after noon.

Recently, Zhou Hongyi has been busy participating in the national "two sessions" as a member of the CPPCC National Committee, and has brought four proposals focusing on the network security of the "new infrastructure". They are: "proposal on building a new infrastructure network security protection system as soon as possible", "proposal on formulating the National 5G Security Strategy as soon as possible", "proposal on strengthening the capacity-building of Xinchuang Network Security", "proposal on speeding up the promotion of industrial Internet security."

"Network security is my 'old topic', but with the proposal and implementation of the country's' new infrastructure 'strategy, there are a lot of' new content 'this year. The 'new infrastructure' needs to be designed at the top level of security at the same time, and the construction of network security needs to keep up with it. Otherwise, although the 'new infrastructure' runs fast, it is actually running naked. Zhou Hongyi said.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has added Chinese enterprises and government agencies to the entity list several times in the past two years.

On October 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that 28 Chinese enterprises and institutions would be added to the entity list, including Dahua Technology, Haikangwei TV, iFLYTEK, Xia Shang Technology, Shang Tang Technology, Yitu Technology, Meiabak and Eason Technologies, mainly related to security cameras, artificial intelligence and other areas.

On August 15, 2019, the US Department of Commerce announced a new round of sanctions against Chinese companies, targeting the nuclear power industry, adding four companies from CGN and its affiliated companies to the "entity list". The four entities are: Zhongguang Nuclear Group, China Guangzhou Nuclear Research Institute Co., Ltd., Suzhou Thermal Research Institute Co., Ltd.

On June 21, 2019, the US Department of Commerce revised the export regulations to add five Chinese science and technology enterprises to the entity list. Including dawning of China Science and Technology and three subsidiaries set up for its microchip design-- Haiguang, Chengdu Haiguang Integrated Circuit, Chengdu Haiguang Microelectronics Technology. In addition, it also includes Wuxi Jiangnan Institute of Computing Technology.

On May 15, 2019, the US Department of Commerce added 70 affiliated enterprises, including Huawei, to its entity list. Entering the entity list means that an enterprise or individual wants to sell or transfer U.S. technology to a company on the entity list, which requires a license issued by BIS and may be refused if the sale or transfer would harm the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.

On August 1, 2018, most of the 44 new enterprises on the list of entities announced by the US Department of Commerce belong to military industrial groups such as Aerospace Science and Technology and China Electric Science and Technology. Four listed companies, including Situang Electronics, Jesse Technology, Haite High-tech and Guorui Technology, appear directly on the list.

Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has repeatedly made a strong response to the US Department of Commerce's inclusion of Chinese companies on the entity list:

In October 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce listed eight Chinese enterprises, including the Public Security Bureau of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region and its 18 subordinate organizations, the Public Security Bureau of the Xinjiang production and Construction Corps and Haikangwei Television, on the list of export control entities.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said that this act seriously violates the basic norms governing international relations and interferes in China's internal affairs. He stressed that the accusation made by the US side against China is a complete reversal of black and white and nonsense, which can only further expose its sinister intentions of interfering with Xinjiang's anti-terrorism efforts and obstructing China's stable development.

Geng Shuang said that under the pretext of the so-called human rights issue, the US side included the Public Security Bureau of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, the Public Security Bureau of the Xinjiang production and Construction Corps, as well as eight Chinese enterprises on the list of export control entities and imposed export restrictions. this act seriously violates the basic norms of international relations, interferes in China's internal affairs and harms China's interests. The Chinese side expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to this.

In August 2019, in response to the US Department of Commerce adding four enterprises, including CGN, to the export control "entity list", Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said: China notes that the US Department of Commerce added CGN and its three subordinate companies to the list of export control entities on the 13th. The US side's move to generalize the concept of national security and abuse of export control measures has caused harm not only to Chinese enterprises, but also to enterprises in relevant countries, including the United States.

China firmly opposes that the United States harms the interests of China and even the rest of the world through unilateralism and protectionism. It is hoped that the US side will clearly understand the situation, stop the relevant erroneous practices, and persist in resolving the problem through consultations on an equal footing.

China has established a "list of unreliable entities" system

In May 2019, Gao Feng, a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, said at a special news conference that according to relevant laws and regulations, China will establish a "list of unreliable entities" system. Foreign enterprises, organizations or individuals that do not abide by market rules, deviate from the spirit of contract, block or cut off Chinese enterprises for non-commercial purposes, and seriously damage the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises will be included in the list of unreliable entities.

Gao Gao said that due to the uncertain development of the world economy, the increase of unstable factors, the rise of unilateralism and trade protectionism, the multilateral trading system is facing severe challenges, and normal international economic and trade activities are negatively disturbed.

For non-commercial purposes, some foreign entities violate normal market rules and the spirit of contract and take blockade, cut-off supply and other discriminatory measures against Chinese enterprises, thereby harming the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises and endangering China's national security and interests. it also poses a threat to the security of the global industrial chain and supply chain, a negative impact on the global economy, and damage to the interests of relevant enterprises and consumers.

In order to safeguard international economic and trade rules and the multilateral trading system, oppose unilateralism and trade protectionism, and safeguard China's national security, social and public interests, and the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises, the Chinese government has decided to establish a "list of unreliable entities" system.

Gao Feng also said that China's establishment of the "list of unreliable entities" is in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations such as the Foreign Trade Law, the Anti-Monopoly Law and the National Security Law of the people's Republic of China. The Chinese government has decided to establish a "list of unreliable entities" system, those for non-commercial purposes against Chinese entities will be blocked, cut off or other discriminatory measures, causing material damage to Chinese enterprises or related industries. Foreign legal persons, other organizations or individuals that pose a threat or potential threat to China's national security are included. For foreign legal persons, other organizations or individuals included in the list of unreliable entities, necessary measures will be taken.