The "blacklist" of Chinese firms is not something new. Back in Feb 2026, the updated listed, which included Alibaba, BYD, Baidu, etc, was withdrawn shortly after it was posted for an hour on 13 Feb. It was thought that the withdrawal was to avoid antagonizing the Chinese following a trade truce reached by Trump-Xi. This, like the ding-dong of thr Nvidia export to China approval, are tools in the US war chest against Beijing. Having come after the Chinese crackdown on illegal cross border operation by Brokers in HK, restricting Chinese retail Investment in the US market, would anyone think this is a gesture to return the "kindness"?