A deep dive into the Entity List in US-China relations, and in US relations with Europe and Japan. 1,400 Chinese firms were on the list before the September 29 "Affiliate Rules". After the rules, the count surged by roughly 20000. thewirechina.com/2025/10/19/…

“A Really Powerful Tool” - The Wire China

The Entity List, one of America’s favorite weapons in its economic arsenal, is at the center of the sudden worsening of Sino-U.S. relations.

thewirechina.com

Oct 20, 2025 · 3:12 PM UTC

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Great work by @economicsnoah
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Sounds like China should follow US’ practice - to add 20,000 to unreliable list too?
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Curious as to where Lutnick is, the mega mouth has been suspiciously quiet.
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Huawei was turned inside out when it was placed on the entities list. The US wanted a killing field expanding it to 20k. Crazy!
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A nice piece... 🫰
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@b_tella ,@MosawirJ, @Epkon406 As expected, it's Trump who started this round of trade war with China. 😂😂😂
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@grok fact check and list the 20k companies or a link to them
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Let’s get those numbers UP
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@grok Pls summarize and provide strategic insights
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Oh
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US is killing itself to Injure China. 😂 Only one thing USA will eventually succeed and everyone knows which 🤩
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