4 Chinese-military linked companies put on US trade sanctions list
- 2 of the firms were added for their ties to a South African flying academy which trained China’s military forces using Western and Nato sources
The United States added six companies to its trade restriction list on Tuesday, including four for their links to the training of China’s military forces, according to a government posting.
Two of the companies are in China, one in South Africa, two in the United Arab Emirates and one in the United Kingdom.
Global Training Solutions Limited and Smartech Future Limited, both in China, as well as Grace Air (Pty) Ltd and Livingston Aerospace Limited of the United Kingdom, were added because of their ties to the Test Flying Academy of South Africa and the training of China’s military forces using Western and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) sources, the posting said.
The Test Flying Academy of South Africa was added to the list, known as the Entity List, last year for training Chinese military pilots using Western and Nato sources.
“This activity is contrary to the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States,” Tuesday’s posting said.
UAE companies Mega Fast Cargo and Mega Technique General Trading were added for evasive conduct, and for Mega Fast Cargo’s shipping US-origin goods to Russia, it said.