US blacklists 34 Chinese entities over ties to alleged human rights abuses and IP theft

• U.S. added 34 Chinese institutions to the Entity List for oppressing Uyghurs and national security reasons

• Beijing denies the accusation of human rights violation and theft of intellectual property

U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday said it imposed trade restrictions on 34 Chinese entities and research institutes, citing human rights violations in oppressing Uyghurs and national security reasons.

Washington accused China’s Academy of Military Medical Sciences and 11 subsidiary research institutes of using biotechnology to support the Chinese military, including “purported brain-control weaponry,” the Federal Register notice mentioned.