The US Administration is building up pressure on Chinese enterprises under a pretext of their alleged connections to defense industry of China. Moreover, Washington is accusing Beijing in theft of technology. The United States Department of Commerce added to its restrictive list 33 Chinese companies that are operating in knowledge-intensive sectors (research centers and production of hi-tech machinery). The official motive was that the purchased in the US production is allegedly used for prohibited by the American export control purposes (e.g. aiding development of the Chinese defense industry). It should be noted that due to the lack of clear evidence of illegal activities of these companies, they are added to the so-called “unverified list” of businesses. As a result of this decision export licenses for the supply of goods and technologies for mentioned companies were suspended. Experts note that enterprises involved could be excluded form the list if Beijing allow American side to inspect them. At the same time the US Department of Justice charged Chinese telecommunications company Hytera with “stealing trade secrets”, in particular American mobile radio technology. According to investigators, as a result of conspiring with employees of Motorola Solutions Inc. the Chinese enterprise had allegedly received confidential information that allowed Hytera to develop its own products and promote them on the American market. If the criminal case proves successful, the enterprise would face fine of three times the value of the stolen trade secrets, including R&D costs. The exact amount of the fine is not specified. It is worth mentioning that Hytera was previously included by the US President Biden in the list of companies that pose a threat to US national security. The enterprise is prohibited from obtaining licenses form regulatory authorities. Under Trump the use of telecommunication equipment of Hytera by publicly funded companies was limited. All in all, the new steps taken by the American administration are in line with Washington’s efforts to undermine economic and technological potential of China.