Subject type: Memory manufacturer, state-backed Jurisdiction: People's Republic of China Also known as: Yangtze Memory Technologies Co, 长江存储 File opened: 31 August 2026 Last updated: 31 August 2026 Origin YMTC was founded in 2016 in Wuhan, built around Tsinghua Unigroup and state investment funds, with the explicit objective of giving China a domestic NAND flash producer. … [Read more...] about YMTC: Yangtze Memory Technologies, NAND Capability and Entity List Exposure
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SMIC: China’s Largest Foundry, Process Capability and the Limits of Export Control
Subject type: Semiconductor foundry, state-backed Jurisdiction: People's Republic of China Also known as: Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, 中芯国际 File opened: 29 August 2026 Last updated: 29 August 2026 Origin SMIC was founded in 2000 in Shanghai by Richard Chang, a Taiwan-born executive who had worked at Texas Instruments, with capital from international … [Read more...] about SMIC: China’s Largest Foundry, Process Capability and the Limits of Export Control
SASAC: The Holding Structure Above China’s State Enterprises, Powers and Leadership
Subject type: State ownership and supervision body Jurisdiction: People's Republic of China, State Council Also known as: State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, 国务院国资委 File opened: 27 August 2026 Last updated: 27 August 2026 Origin SASAC was established in 2003 to hold the state's ownership interest in centrally administered enterprises. Before it … [Read more...] about SASAC: The Holding Structure Above China’s State Enterprises, Powers and Leadership
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding: LNG Carrier Capacity, Naval Output and Pending Transfer to the Listed Arm
Subject type: Shipyard, subsidiary of a state conglomerate Jurisdiction: People's Republic of China Also known as: Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group), 沪东中华造船 File opened: 25 August 2026 Last updated: 25 August 2026 Origin Hudong-Zhonghua was formed in 2001 from the merger of two Shanghai yards, Hudong Shipbuilding and Zhonghua Shipyard, both with histories reaching back … [Read more...] about Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding: LNG Carrier Capacity, Naval Output and Pending Transfer to the Listed Arm
COSCO Shipping: China’s State Carrier, Terminal Holdings and Strategic Sealift Role
Subject type: State-owned shipping and terminal operator Jurisdiction: People's Republic of China Also known as: China COSCO Shipping Corporation, 中国远洋海运集团 File opened: 23 August 2026 Last updated: 23 August 2026 Origin The present group was formed in 2016 by merging COSCO with China Shipping Group, two state carriers that had spent years competing on the same routes. The … [Read more...] about COSCO Shipping: China’s State Carrier, Terminal Holdings and Strategic Sealift Role
CASIC: China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, Missile Production and Commercial Cover
Subject type: State-owned missile and space conglomerate Jurisdiction: People's Republic of China Also known as: China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, 中国航天科工集团 File opened: 21 August 2026 Last updated: 21 August 2026 Origin CASIC was separated in 1999 from what is now CASC, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, in the same restructuring that split the … [Read more...] about CASIC: China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, Missile Production and Commercial Cover
AVIC: Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Structure, Export Programmes and Listing Exposure
Subject type: State-owned aerospace conglomerate Jurisdiction: People's Republic of China Also known as: Aviation Industry Corporation of China, 中国航空工业集团 File opened: 19 August 2026 Last updated: 19 August 2026 Origin AVIC's lineage runs back to the aviation ministry of the 1950s, built with Soviet assistance and left stranded when that assistance ended. The corporation was … [Read more...] about AVIC: Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Structure, Export Programmes and Listing Exposure
Norinco: China’s Land Systems Conglomerate, Export Footprint and US Restrictions
Subject type: State-owned defence and industrial conglomerate Jurisdiction: People's Republic of China Also known as: China North Industries Group Corporation, CNGC, 中国兵器工业集团 File opened: 17 August 2026 Last updated: 17 August 2026 Origin Norinco descends from the ordnance ministry of the Mao period and took corporate form in 1980 as China opened arms exports to foreign … [Read more...] about Norinco: China’s Land Systems Conglomerate, Export Footprint and US Restrictions