The State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls is preparing to finalize a set of "targeted revisions" to the U.S. Munitions List that it previewed in a January interim final rule (see 2501160027). The changes would exclude entries "that do not warrant inclusion" and add export controls for "critical and emerging technologies that warrant inclusion." DDTC sent the rule for interagency review June 2.

Taiwan is offering to impose more stringent export controls and investment screening measures to prevent “high-risk countries” from obtaining sensitive semiconductors and other critical technologies, the country’s government told the Bureau of Industry and Security.

The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls this week released its notifications to Congress of recently proposed export licenses. The notifications, which cover licenses submitted from October through December, include exports to Germany, the Netherlands, India, Denmark, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere.

Although the Trump administration relaxed a range of sanctions against Syria last week, existing export controls still present risks for people and companies carrying out transactions with the country, law firms said this week.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang last week criticized U.S. export controls on advanced chips, saying restrictions against China have so far been a “failure.” He called on the government to allow Nvidia and other chip companies to more freely sell to China, which he said will help the U.S. economy.

U.S. and Indonesian officials convened in Jakarta this week to discuss Indonesian efforts to develop an export control system, the U.S. embassy in Jakarta said, and the two sides “facilitated dialogue and produced recommendations that will contribute” to the new system.

The Bureau of Industry and Security is working on two export-control-related notices that could outline general authorizations for certain controlled exports. One notice is titled “GENERAL AUTHORIZATION NO. 1 Limited Use Cases,” and the other is “GENERAL AUTHORIZATION NO. 2 Re-exportation.” BIS sent both notices to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on May 19. The agency didn’t release more information and didn’t respond to a request for comment.

The Trump administration should make sure its replacement to the Biden-era AI diffusion rule (see 2505130018) allows U.S. companies to compete fairly with foreign firms, industry officials said at the Federal Communications Bar Association annual seminar last week.

The Bureau of Industry and Security quietly revised its announcement of new guidance on Huawei Ascend chips to remove language that said using those chips “anywhere in the world” is a violation of U.S. export controls.

China criticized new guidance from the Bureau of Industry and Security this week that said using Huawei Ascend chips likely violates export controls (see 2505130018), saying the announcement is another example of U.S. “unilateral bullying.”