2 Republicans ask Pentagon to add Chinese battery maker CATL to restricted list

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2 Republicans ask Pentagon to add Chinese battery maker CATL to restricted list - SCMP

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Lawmakers said CATL has ties to Chinese Communist Party and its military, and reliance on CATL batteries endangers national security’.

Companies added to the list cannot receive US military contracts and being added to the list carries significant reputational risks, experts say.

CATL said its battery products have helped millions of Americans during power cuts and are passive products “that pose no more of a threat to national security than a brick”.