EXPORT CONTROL

U.S. lawmakers recently introduced a number of bills aimed specifically at mainland China. Two of these bills would restrict investment inflows from as well as outflows to mainland China, while another bill would establish certain restrictions on software downloads. More

The Canadian government on 12 January unveiled a comprehensive strategy to address human rights abuses in mainland China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Made in parallel with the United Kingdom, the new strategy is aimed at addressing the risk of forced labour entering global supply chains. More

The Export Administration Regulations have been amended to remove Hong Kong from the list of destinations in those regulations. As a result, Hong Kong will be treated the same as mainland China under the EAR except in certain circumstances. Separately, 58 firms with addresses in Hong Kong or mainland China have been included in a new military end user list subject to the EAR. More

On 15 October, the Trump administration released a new “National Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies” aimed at promoting and protecting the U.S. competitive edge in these fields. This strategy was co-ordinated by the National Security Council and commits the entire U.S. government to work with state and local governments, educational institutions, the private sector, and other allies and partners to promote the American national security innovation base. More