EXPORT CONTROL

The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule that effective 12 July adds 23 mainland Chinese entities to the Entity List. Fourteen of these entities are being added for ostensibly enabling “Beijing’s campaign of repression, mass detention, and high-technology surveillance against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and members of other Muslim minority groups” in the XUAR. More

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on 19 May introduced comprehensive legislation aimed at boosting U.S. competitiveness while addressing the challenges posed by mainland China. The legislation includes an amended version of the mainland China-focused Endless Frontier Act as well as various other provisions, but it could still be significantly amended prior to passage. Approval by the Senate could potentially occur within the next couple of weeks. More

Effective 8 March, the Bureau of Industry and Security has implemented additional restrictions on exports and re-exports to Myanmar, as well as transfers (in-country) within Myanmar, of sensitive items subject to the Export Administration Regulations. More

The Bureau of Industry and Security on 14 January added mainland China’s National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to the Entity List and mainland China’s Skyrizon to the new Military End-User List, sharply limiting their ability to do business with entities in the United States. Separately, the Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed sanctions on a mainland China-based supplier of graphite electrodes, a key element in steel production. More