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China’s Hesai to sue Pentagon after being reinstated to blacklist

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China’s Hesai plans to sue the US authorities after the Pentagon put the world’s greatest producer of laser sensors for electrical autos again on its blacklist of Chinese language corporations affiliated with the army.

David Li, Hesai’s co-founder and chief government, instructed the Monetary Occasions the corporate deliberate to problem the Pentagon’s resolution in courtroom.

“We are not a military company . . . we don’t contribute to or have any connection with the Chinese military or military body,” he mentioned. “We operate independently, free of government control or military involvement.”

As relations between the 2 superpowers have deteriorated to historic lows, Washington has intensified scrutiny of Chinese language know-how teams that assist the Folks’s Liberation Military or might pose a menace to US nationwide safety.

Measures have included slicing China’s entry to superior chip know-how and limiting Chinese language involvement in vital US infrastructure. The strikes have hit China’s tech sector, giving new impetus to Chinese language chief Xi Jinping’s push for technological self-reliance.

Whereas inclusion on the defence division blacklist doesn’t cease Hesai from promoting merchandise within the US, the corporate’s Nasdaq-listed shares have been hit, falling by virtually half since January when it was first positioned on the record.

Li mentioned being blacklisted was inflicting “huge, significant harm” to the corporate’s popularity. Whereas the corporate is trusted by present prospects, buying new world prospects is “becoming more challenging”, he mentioned.

Hesai is one in all a rising variety of Chinese language tech corporations taking authorized motion within the US to battle what they are saying are false accusations about their ties to the Chinese language state and army.

Shenzhen-based DJI, the world’s greatest dronemaker, and Shanghai chip gear group Superior Micro-Fabrication Gear are additionally suing the defence division over their inclusion on the identical blacklist as Hesai.

The authorized challenges are anticipated to check whether or not the Chinese language non-public sector corporations can persuade US courts that they aren’t linked to China’s state and army.

Hesai was first positioned on the Pentagon’s record of “Chinese military companies” in January. The corporate started authorized proceedings towards the Pentagon in Might, saying there was no proof it was related to the PLA.

Three months later, executives thought they’d received a reprieve when the FT reported that the defence division determined Hesai didn’t meet the authorized standards for inclusion on the blacklist.

Final week, the Pentagon formally delisted Hesai on the unique grounds however instantly relisted the corporate primarily based on new info.

A US defence official mentioned “Hesai continues to meet the requirements for inclusion” however declined to offer additional info.

Li mentioned the explanations given by US officers for being added again on the blacklist have been “vague claims” that Hesai supported China’s military-civil fusion programme.

“We look forward to proving that these allegations are as unsubstantiated and weak as the original ones that [the defence department] recently refused to defend in court,” he mentioned.

Hesai’s efforts to speak to US officers immediately about their considerations have been unsuccessful, mentioned Li.

Congress handed laws in 2021 requiring the Pentagon to compile an inventory of “Chinese Military Companies”.

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China’s Hesai to sue Pentagon after being reinstated to blacklist

Among the many key US considerations is the potential for China to take advantage of so-called dual-use applied sciences initially developed by the non-public sector for civilian functions however can later be harnessed for army functions.

In an August courtroom submitting, DJI mentioned it had sought to have interaction the defence division for greater than 16 months, nevertheless it “refused to meaningfully engage”, declining to supply its rationale for DJI’s designation and ignoring the corporate’s requests for a gathering.

Hesai reported annual income of Rmb1.9bn ($264mn) in 2023, with about 40 per cent attributed to the US market. The corporate encompasses about 40 per cent of the worldwide marketplace for automotive lidar, together with for superior driving and robotaxis, in keeping with analysis firm Yole Group.

Extra reporting by Felicia Schwartz in Washington

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