A laparoscopic surgical robot demonstrates grasping rose petals during the third phase of the 138th edition of the China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) at the Canton Fair Complex on Nov. 1, 2025 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province of China. A Commerce Department office should investigate Chinese government-connected products in more than a dozen emerging industries for security threats, a group of House GOP committee leaders said in a letter they released Wednesday. (Photo by Huang Taiming/VCG via Getty Images)
The sanctions place the companies under a strict licensing regime meant to limit their access to foundational technology for quantum computing, cloud and AI.
Chinese National Congress Chairman Li Zhanshu greets Russian President Vladimir Putin during the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum, on Sept. 7, 2022, in Vladivostok, Russia (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)