California-based Jupiter Systems sold high-tech wall screens to U.S. military and government clients. On June 14, The Wire China revealed how Jupiter was sold to a Chinese company in 2020 without the first Trump administration’s knowledge. Now Trump is back and on the case as Jupiter teeters on the verge of bankruptcy.
A Jupiter Systems booth at InfoComm 2023. Credit: Magnafoto
For more than two years, the U.S. government has sought to get Chinese tech firm Suirui Group to divest from its California-based subsidiary Jupiter Systems, a manufacturer of command-and-control video walls used by every branch of the American military.
An excerpt from a court filling putting Jupiter Systems into receivership, May 26, 2026. Credit: CaseMine
The battle is still ongoing, even after a federal court in Washington severed Suirui’s control of Jupiter in May and put the U.S. f
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