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Notice of Availability of Designation of Chinese Military Companies

The Deputy Secretary of Defense has determined that the entities listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice satisfy the requirements to be designated as a "C...

Department of Defense
Office of the Secretary
  1. [Docket ID: DOD-2026-OS-1288]

AGENCY:

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), Department of Defense.

ACTION:

Notice of Chinese military companies operating in the United States.

SUMMARY:

The Deputy Secretary of Defense has determined that the entities listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice satisfy the requirements to be designated as a “Chinese military company.”

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Devante Brown (GIES), (703) 695-8545.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Pub. L. 116-283, Section 1260H, as amended (codified at 10 U.S.C. 113, note)) (Section 1260H) provides that the Secretary of Defense is to identify and publish a list of “Chinese military companies” annually until December 31, 2030, and to make additions or deletions to the list not less frequently than annually. Section 1260H(b)(2) requires the Secretary of Defense to publish the unclassified portion of the list in the Federal Register .

The Deputy Secretary of Defense has determined that the following entities qualify for designation as “Chinese military companies,” are engaged in providing commercial services, manufacturing, producing, or exporting (as required by Section 1260H(g)(2)(B)(ii)), and operate directly or indirectly in the United States (as required by Section 1260H(a)) in accordance with section 1260H:

360 Security Technology, Inc. (Qihoo 360)

Aerospace CH UAV Co., Ltd. (CH UAV)

Aerosun Corporation (Aerosun)

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (Alibaba)

Autel Intelligent Technology Corp., Ltd. (Autel Technology)

Autel Robotics Co., Ltd. (Autel Robotics)

Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Ltd. (AVIC) (and AVIC subsidiaries: Align Aerospace LLC, Avicopter PLC, AVIC Aerospace Systems Co., Ltd., AVIC Airborne Systems Co., Ltd., AVIC Asset Management Corporation Ltd., AVIC Aviation High-Technology Company Limited (AVIC Aviation Hi-Tech), AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Co., Ltd. (formerly Zhonghang Electronic Measuring Instruments Company Limited (ZEMIC)), AVIC Electromechanical Systems Co. Ltd., AVIC Heavy Machinery Company Limited (AVIC Heavy Machinery), AVIC JONHON Optronic Technology Co., Ltd. (AVIC Jonhon), AVIC Shenyang Aircraft Company Limited (AVIC Shenyang), AVIC Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group Company Ltd. (formerly Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group Co., Ltd.), Changhe Aircraft Industries (Group) Co., Ltd., Cirrus Design Corporation, Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc., Jiangxi Hongdu Aviation Industry Co., Ltd. ( printed page 35190) (Hongdu Aviation), and Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute)

Baicells Technologies Co., Ltd. (Baicells)

Baidu, Inc. (Baidu)

Beijing Zhidao Chuangyu Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Knownsec)

BGI Group (and BGI Group subsidiaries: BGI Americas Corporation, BGI Genomics Co., Ltd. (BGI), Complete Genomics, Inc., Forensic Genomics International (FGI), GBI Diagnostics, Inc., Innomics, Inc., and STomics Americas, Ltd.)

BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. (BOE)

BYD Company Limited (BYD)

CALB Group Co., Ltd. (CALB)

CETC Cyberspace Security Technology Co., Ltd. (formerly Chen Du Westone Information Industry Co., Ltd.)

CETC Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (formerly Shanghai East China Computer Co., Ltd.)

CETC Potevio Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (formerly Guangzhou GCI Science & Technology Co., Ltd.)

ChangXin Memory Technologies, Inc. (CXMT)

Chengdu JOUAV Automation Tech Co., Ltd. (JOUAV)

Chengdu Mengsheng Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (M&S Electronics)

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Limited (CASIC) (and CASIC subsidiaries: Addisino Co., Ltd., Aerospace Precision Products Co., Ltd., Aisino Corporation, China Aerospace Automotive Co., Ltd.)

China Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd. (CCA)

China Communications Construction Group (Limited) (CCCG) (and CCCG subsidiaries: CCCC Design and Consulting Group Co., Ltd., CCCC First Harbor Engineering Bureau Co. Ltd., CCCC Second Navigation Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd., CCCC Third Navigation Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd., China Airport Construction ( printed page 35191) Group Corporation, China Communications Construction (USA) Co., Ltd., China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC), China Transportation Materials Co., Ltd., John Holland Group Pty Ltd., John Holland Services Pty Ltd., Shanghai Zhenhua Shipping Co. Ltd., ZPMC North America, Inc.)

China Construction Technology Co. Ltd. (CCTC)

China COSCO SHIPPING Corporation Limited (COSCO SHIPPING) (and COSCO SHIPPING subsidiaries: China Ocean Shipping Company Ltd., COSCO SHIPPING (North America) Inc., COSCO SHIPPING Logistics Supply Chain Co., Ltd., Shanghai Ship and Shipping Research)

China Electronics Corporation (CEC) (and CEC subsidiaries: China Information Security Research Institute, IRICO Group Company, Ltd., Shenzhen CEC Blue Ocean Holdings Co., Ltd., The 6th Research Institute of CEC)

China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) (and CETC subsidiaries: 14th Research Institute of CETC, 15th Research Institute of CETC, CETC Research Institute 32)

China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN)

China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd. (CIMC)

China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. (China Mobile Comm) (and China Mobile Comm subsidiaries: Aspire Technologies (Shenzhen) Limited, China Mobile Hong Kong (BVI) Limited, China Mobile Limited (China Mobile))

China National Chemical Corporation Ltd. (ChemChina)

China National Chemical Engineering Group Corporation (CNCEC)

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) (and CNOOC subsidiary: China BlueChemical Limited)

China North Industries Group Corporation Limited (Norinco Group) (and Norinco Group subsidiaries: China North Chemical Research Academy Group Co., Ltd., Chinese Academy of Ordnance Science, Harbin First Machinery Group Ltd., Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group Co., Ltd. . Kiekert USA Inc., Merit Automotive Electronics Systems S.L.U, North Petroleum International Company Limited, and Yunnan Yuanjin Optical Instrument Co., Ltd.)

China South Industries Group Corporation (CSGC) (and CSGC subsidiaries: Baoding Tianwei Baobian Electric Co., Ltd., Beijing Beiji Mechanical and Electrical Industry Co., Ltd., Changan US R&D Center, Inc., China South Industries Group Corporation No. 59 Research Institute Co., Ltd., Heilongjiang Northern Tools Co., Ltd., and Sichuan Jian'an Industry Co., Ltd.)

China SpaceSat Co., Ltd. (China SpaceSat) (and China SpaceSat subsidiaries: Aerospace Star Space Technology Application Co., Ltd., Oriental Blue Sky Titanium Technology Co., Ltd., and Xi'an Aerospace Tianhua Data Technology Co., Ltd.)

China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited (CSCEC) (and CSCEC subsidiary: China Construction America, Inc.)

China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC) (and CSSC subsidiary: China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. (CSTC))

China Telecom Group Co., Ltd. (China Telecom) (and China Telecom subsidiaries: China Telecom Corporation Limited, China Telecom Satellite Communications Co., Ltd., New Guomai Digital Culture Co., Ltd., Tianyi Cloud Technology Co., Ltd., and Zhongjie Communications Co., Ltd.)

China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG)

China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd. (China Unicom) (and China Unicom subsidiaries: Beijing Telecom Planning and Designing Institute Company Limited, China Unicom (BVI) Co., Ltd., China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited, China Unicom Group Corporation (BVI) Co., Ltd., and China United Network Communications Co., Ltd.)

CloudWalk Technology Co., Ltd. (CloudWalk) ( printed page 35192)

Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Limited (COMAC) (and COMAC subsidiaries: Beijing Aeronautical Science & Technology Research Institute, COMAC America Corporation Shanghai Aircraft Design and Research Institute, and Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd.)

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL)

CRRC Corporation Limited (CRRC)

CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering (Group) Company Limited (COMEC) (and COMEC subsidiaries: Guangzhou Wenchuan Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., and Huacheng (Tianjin) Ship Leasing Co., Ltd.)

Dawning Information Industry Co., Ltd. (Sugon)

EVE Energy Co., Ltd. (EVE Energy)

Global Tone Communication Technology Co., Ltd. (GTCOM) (and GTCOM subsidiary: GTCOM Technology Corporation (GTCOM-US))

Guizhou Aviation Technical Development Co., Ltd. (Guizhou Aviation Tech)

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (Hikvision)

Hangzhou Yushu Technology Co., Ltd. (Unitree)

Hesai Group (also known as Hesai Technology Co., Ltd.)

Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd. (Huawei Holding) (and Huawei Holding subsidiary: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei))

Inspur Group Co., Ltd. (Inspur)

JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd. (JA Solar)

MGI Tech Co., Ltd. (MGI)

NetPosa Technologies, Ltd. (NetPosa)

NIO, Inc. (NIO)

Novogene Company Limited (Novogene)

Origincell Technology Co., Ltd. (Origincell)

Phenix Optical Company Limited (formerly Phoenix Optics Company Limited)

Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd. (Quectel)

RoboSense Technology Co., Ltd.

SDIC Intelligence (Xiamen) Information Co., Ltd. (SDIC Intelligence) (and SDIC Intelligence subsidiaries: Beijing Meiya Hongshu Technology Co., Ltd., and Xiamen Meiya Zhongmin Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.)

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) (and SMIC subsidiaries: Better Way Enterprises Limited, China IC Capital Co., Ltd., Magnificent Tower Limited, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation (SMIC Beijing), Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shenzhen) Corporation (SMIC Shenzhen), Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Tianjin) Corporation (SMIC Tianjin), Semiconductor Manufacturing North China (Beijing) Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing South China Corporation (SMIC South China), SilTech Semiconductor Corporation, SMIC Holdings Limited (SMIC Holdings), SMIC Semiconductor Manufacturing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd (SMIC Shanghai), and SMIC, Americas)

SenseTime Group, Inc. (SenseTime)

Shanghai Yitu Network Technology Co., Ltd. (Yitu)

Shenzhen DJI Technology Co., Ltd. (DJI) (and DJI subsidiary: Shenzhen Dajiang Baiwang Technology Co., Ltd.)

Sinotrans & CSC Holdings Co., Ltd. (Sinotrans)

Tencent Holdings Limited (Tencent)

Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (Tianma)

TP-Link Technologies Co., Ltd. (TP-Link)

Trina Solar Co., Ltd. (Trina Solar)

Wuhan Geosun Navigation Technology Co., Ltd. (Geosun)

WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd. (WuXi AppTec)

Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd. (YMTC)

Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd. (Dahua) (and Dahua subsidiary: Chengdu Dahua Wisdom Information Technology Co., Ltd.)

Zhongji Innolight Co., Ltd. (Innolight)

The Deputy Secretary of Defense has determined that the following previously listed entities should be removed from the most recent Section 1260H List announced on January 7, 2025:

Anhui Sun Create Electronics Co., Ltd.

China International Information Services Ltd.

China National Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd.

China Traffic Construction USA, Inc.

CNOOC China Limited (CNOOC China Ltd.)

CNOOC International Trading Co., Ltd. (CNOOC International Trading)

COSCO SHIPPING Finance Co., Ltd.

Costar Group Co., Ltd. (Costar)

GLARUN Technology Co., Ltd.

Taiji Computer Co., Ltd.

The list of entities designated as “Chinese military companies” in Mandarin can be found in this notice's docket on https://www.regulations.gov. Search by the docket ID, DOD-2026-OS-1288. The Mandarin list is available for public viewing at the Supporting & Related Material tab.

Reconsideration Process

Entities who are included on the 1260H List may request reconsideration of this decision. Requests for reconsideration must include:

1. The listed entity's name and mailing address (including email address) and an authorized representative's name and mailing address (including email address); and

2. A statement indicating the entity's intent to request reconsideration of the Department's determination, including a detailed description with supporting evidence of why the listed entity should be removed from the 1260H List.

The request for reconsideration may also include additional information such as arguments and evidence that establishes that an insufficient basis exists for the listing or that the circumstances resulting in the listing no longer apply.

Requests for reconsideration or any other correspondence related to the 1260H List must be emailed to .

Dated: June 5, 2026.

Aaron T. Siegel,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 2026-11571 Filed 6-8-26; 12:30 pm]

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