Researchers Publish List of Chinese Labs Linked to US Export Controls, Sanctions
Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technology published a report this week on China’s state-operated laboratory system, which is used to drive the country’s innovation and research and ultimately reduce its dependence on foreign technogloies. The report includes a dataset of 469 state labs, including a table of labs with at least one "supporting unit" subject to U.S. sanctions or export controls, such as the Commerce Department’s Entity List.
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Although many universities that house these labs have been added to U.S. sanctions lists in recent years -- such as Tianjin University and the Harbin Institute of Technology -- there are "notable gaps" that prevent their specific labs from also being captured under the lists, the report said. "The opaqueness of the Chinese laboratory system makes identifying end users of information, equipment, software, and/or technology difficult," researchers said. Understanding China’s lab system is “critical for navigating and managing risks from technology transfer and global technology competition."