Four additional Chinese entities subject to restriction on US securities transactions

On December 3, 2020, the Department of Defense announced its third list of “Communist Chinese military companies” operating in the United States, pursuant to Section 1237 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, as amended (“Section 1237”).  The practical impact of the announcement is that these four companies become subject to Executive Order 13959, which restricts US investment in these companies.

See https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2434513/dod-releases-list-of-additional-companies-in-accordance-with-section-1237-of-fy/utm_campaign/Marketing_Cloud/utm_medium/email/?utm_source=Washington+Update+12.4.2020&%20utm_content=https%3a%2f%2fwww.defense.gov%2fNewsroom%2fReleases%2fRelease%2fArticle%2f2434513%2fdod-releases-list-of-additional-companies-in-accordance-with-section-1237-of-fy%2f