Megvii, Yitu among companies slapped with fresh U.S. sanctions

Washington has added more names to a list of Chinese firms that could be supporting Beijing’s military-industrial complex, including facial recognition companies Megvii and Yitu.

On Thursday, the Department of Defense updated its so-called Section 1260H list, created to stifle U.S. investment in entities developing dual-use technologies and warn allies against potential national security threats, The South China Morning Post reports.

The list already includes names such as video surveillance equipment makers Hikvision and Dahua alongside facial recognition …

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