The Chinese move to create its own “entity list” appears to be a way to pressure foreign companies to maintain commercial relations with Huawei.
“Foreign enterprises, organisations or individuals that do not comply with market rules, deviate from a contract’s spirit or impose blockades or stop supplies to Chinese enterprises for non-commercial purposes, and seriously damage the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises, will be included on a list of ‘unreliable entities’,” said commerce ministry spokesman Gao Feng.
Gao said the detailed measures of China’s list will be announced in the near future.
“Some foreign entities have violated normal market rules and the spirit of their contracts for non-commercial purposes, blockading and cutting off supplies and taking other discriminatory actions against Chinese companies damaging their legitimate rights and interests, and endangering China’s national security and national interests,” Gao said, according to state-owned Global Times.
Washington is also reportedly considering adding several Chinese video surveillance companies to its entity list.
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Incomplete list of entities that have cut or limited dealings with Huawei since US blacklist:
Governments:
US
Australia
Japan
NZ
Companies:
Qualcom
Broadcom
Microsoft
Intel
ARM (Japan)
Panasonic (Japan)
EE (UK)
Bodies:
SD Association
JEDEC
Si-Fi Alliance
IEEE
Many more entities are considering cutting ties with Huawei.