The US-China tech war is only getting started

In what is now almost a routine step, the US added another 12 Chinese companies to its “entity list” last week. These latest additions include three quantum communications companies (for their role in supporting the military) and New H3C, a JV between HPE and Tsinghua University. They join a lengthy list that includes IT, AI and electronics manufacturers deemed to have military links. From the telecom sector Huawei and state-owned optical manufacturer Fiberhome are the notable inclusions, although neither ZTE nor any of the telcos have been added. The telecom operators have been subject to other measures. They were all…