China's top chipmaker has supplied chipmaking tech to Iran military, U.S. officials say

SMIC, which was added to a trade blacklist in 2020 that restricts its access to U.S. exports, has denied allegations that it ‌has ties to the Chinese military-industrial complex SMIC, which was added to a trade blacklist in 2020 that restricts its access to U.S.

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• SMIC, which was added to a trade blacklist in 2020 that restricts its access to U.S.
• exports, has denied allegations that it ‌has ties to the Chinese military-industrial complex SMIC, which was added to a trade blacklist in 2020 that restricts its access to U.S.
• exports, has denied allegations that it ‌has ties to the Chinese military-industrial complex

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• to a trade blacklist in 2020 that restricts its access to U.S. exports, has denied allegations that it ‌has ties to the Chinese military-industrial complex
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• SMIC, which was added to a trade blacklist in 2020 that restricts its access to U.S.
• exports, has denied allegations that it ‌has ties to the Chinese military-industrial complex SMIC, which was added to a trade blacklist in 2020 that restricts its access to U.S.
• exports, has denied allegations that it ‌has ties to the Chinese military-industrial complex