Removal from US blacklist shows that suppression moves lack legitimacy

Two more Chinese companies have successfully challenged US authorities' controversial moves to blacklist them, highlighting Washington's growing lack of legitimacy as it seeks to suppress global competitors through unilateral political means, company executives and industry experts said on Thursday.

Their comments came as the United States Department of Defense removed Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc China, a leading Chinese chip equipment manufacturer, and IDG Capital, a major investment firm that has businesses in both China and the US, from a blacklist on Wednesday.

In February, the two companies were added to Washington's list of "Entities Identified as Chinese Military Companies Operating in the US", due to the so-called "threat to US national security". AMEC, which said it has never been involved in military activities, filed a federal lawsuit against the decision in August.