This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 06/28/2021 and available online at Billing Code: 5001-06 federalregister.gov/d/2021-13753, and on govinfo.gov

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Notice of Designation of Chinese Military Companies under the William

M. (Mac) Thornberry NDAA for FY21

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment),

Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Chinese military companies.

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Defense has determined that the entities listed in the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice qualify as “Chinese military companies” in accordance with the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense

Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jesse Salazar, (703) 697-0051.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry

NDAA for FY21 (Public Law 116-283) directs the Secretary of Defense to continue to list

"Chinese military companies" (CMCs) annually until December 31, 2030. Paragraph (a)(2) of this section directs the Secretary of Defense to publish the unclassified portion of such list in the

Federal Register.

The Secretary of Defense has determined that the following entities qualify as “Chinese military companies” in accordance with Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry NDAA for

FY21 (Public Law 116-283):

Aerospace CH UA V Co., Ltd Aerosun Corporation Aviation Industry Corporation of , Ltd. (AVIC) AVIC Aviation High-Technology Company Limited AVIC Heavy Machinery Company Limited AVIC Jonhon Optronic Technology Co., Ltd. AVIC Shenyang Aircraft Company Limited AVIC Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group Company Ltd. China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Limited (CASIC) China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) China Communications Construction Group (Limited) (CCCG) China Electronics Corporation (CEC) China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) China Marine Information Electronics Company Limited Communications Group Co., Ltd. China Mobile Limited China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) China North Industries Group Corporation Limited ( Group) Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC) China South Industries Group Corporation (CSGC) China SpaceSat Co., Ltd. China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC) Corporation Limited China Telecommunications Corporation () Limited China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd. (China Unicom) CNOOC Limited Costar Group Co., Ltd. Fujian Torch Electron Technology Co., Ltd. Hangzhou Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (Hikvision) Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group Co., Ltd. Inspur Group Co., Ltd. Aviation Industry Co., Ltd. Semiconductor Manufacturing International () Corporation Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shenzhen) Corporation Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Tianjin) Corporation Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation SMIC Holdings Limited SMIC Hong Kong International Company Limited SMIC Northern Integrated Circuit Manufacturing (Beijing) Co., Ltd SMIC Semiconductor Manufacturing () Co., Ltd Zhonghang Electronic Measuring Instruments Company Limited

Dated: June 23, 2021.

Aaron T. Siegel,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,

Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 2021-13753 Filed: 6/25/2021 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/28/2021]