Trump administration holds off on Entity List move that would have targeted DeepSeek, CXMT and 100 other Chinese firms

The Trump administration opted not to add Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), and 100 other companies to the U.S. Commerce Department’s Entity List, which targets entities deemed national security risks. The decision was driven by diplomatic considerations amid tariff- and export control-related friction in talks with Beijing. DeepSeek and CXMT had already cleared an interagency review for listing, but the additions were never published, according to reports.