Chinese Threaten ‘Countermeasures’ to Latest US Entity List Additions

China “firmly rejects” the Commerce Department’s addition of seven Chinese supercomputing entities to the Entity List on U.S. national security grounds (see 2104080006), said a Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Friday. “Despite the long-existing U.S. technology blockade on China in supercomputing, China has become a frontrunner in this field with its independent innovation,” he said. “U.S. containment and suppression won’t be able to stop China’s scientific progress, but will only make China more determined in advancing independent innovation.” China will take “necessary countermeasures to resolutely safeguard Chinese companies’ legitimate rights and interests,” warned the spokesperson. Commerce didn’t comment.