https://www.reuters.com/article/china-smic-ross/u-s-adding-china-chipmaker-smic-to-economic-blacklist-ross-confirms-idUSKBN28S1HF

The United States is adding dozens of Chinese companies, including the country's top chipmaker SMIC, to a trade blacklist on Friday, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Friday in a broadcast interview, confirming a move first reported by Reuters.