China's Ministry of Commerce has added 15 American companies to its export-control list and expanded its unreliable entity list to include 10 more U.S. firms. The export-control list restricts selling dual-use items to these companies, which include Skydio and Shield AI, while the unreliable entity list prohibits exporting, importing, or new investments in China.
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