Chinese Supplier Wison is sanctioned for Illicit Delivery of a Power Plant to Arctic LNG2
As part of a massive sanctions package days before the end of the Joe Biden administration, the U.S. blocked a key Chinese technology provider, Zhoushan Wison Offshore and Marine. The company had been the focus of a HNN investigation in October 2024. Three months after HNN uncovered an elaborate scheme to deliver a Chinese power […]
U.S. Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm for State-Backed Hacking Campaigns
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on Integrity Technology Group, Incorporated, a Beijing-based cybersecurity firm, for orchestrating several cyber attacks against victims in the U.S. These attacks have been publicly linked to a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as Flax Typhoon (also known as Ethereal Panda or RedJuliett), […]
US Treasury Department’s sanctions office hacked by Chinese government
The US Treasury Department’s sanctions office was breached by Chinese government hackers, according to a report published on last wednesday. Citing US officials, The Washington Post reported that the hackers targeted the Office of Foreign Assets Control, which implements sanctions on countries and individuals, as well as the Office of the Treasury Secretary. The anonymous […]
Biden signs Pentagon budget bill that extends sanctions on Hong Kong officials
US National Defence Authorisation Act, annual omnibus bill, also includes extension of China sanctions in Tibet and Uygur legislation. US President Joe Biden has signed key legislation into law that extends for another five years the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019, including its sanctions on key Chinese officials. Biden signed the […]
China imposes sanctions on US that reminds red lines
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has imposed counter-sanctions on seven US military companies and related senior executives due to recent military aid and arms sales to Taiwan. China said in a statement that the US actions seriously violate the one-China principle and three China-US joint declarations, interfere in China’s internal affairs, and undermine China’s sovereignty and […]
China sanctions Canada
China announced sanctions against two Canadian organisations and individuals associated with them for their work on human rights issues in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region and Tibet Autonomous Region. According to the statement made by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, sanctions were imposed on the Uighur Human Rights Defence Project and the Canadian Tibet […]
US sanctions Chinese cyber security company
The United States sanctioned Chengdu-based cybersecurity company Sichuan Silence Information Technology Company, Limited (Sichuan Silence) and one of its employees, Guan Tianfeng (Guan), for their role in compromising tens of thousands of firewalls worldwide, including firewalls at US critical infrastructure companies. Simultaneously, the US State Department announced a Reward for Justice offer of up to […]
China sanctions 13 US firms over Taiwan
China has sanctioned at least 13 American defense firms and six executives over arms sales to Taiwan, which Beijing considers a ‘breakaway province’. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said, “Taiwan independence and peace in the Taiwan Straits are fundamentally incompatible. The US insistence on using force to support Taiwan’s independence cannot change China’s firm determination […]
China sanctions 2 US companies over Taiwan
China has sanctioned two US defense companies for supporting arms sales to Taiwan, which China says it can take back by force if necessary. This is a rare development. It includes freezing the assets of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems in China. It also bans company management from entering the country. […]
The US will impose sanctions on 200 more Chinese chip companies: High-bandwidth memory may also face export ban
An e-mail sent by the US Chamber of Commerce, the largest lobby group in the US, to its members, indicating that High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) exports will also be banned, caused the leak of the sanctions plan. As is well known, the US has been engaged in a chip war with China for several years […]