Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., who introduced a bill in January to prohibit AI technology exports to China (see 2502030031), said April 14 that he believes recent news about China’s AI activities might give his legislation a lift.
The leaders of the House Select Committee on China said April 16 that they have asked U.S.-based Nvidia whether and how the company’s chips powered the recent development of an advanced artificial intelligence model by Chinese startup DeepSeek despite U.S. export restrictions.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned Chinese oil refinery Shandong Shengxing Chemical Co. Ltd. on April 16 for buying more than $1 billion worth of Iranian crude oil from “shadow fleet” vessels.
The U.S. government has told Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) that they must begin obtaining licenses to export certain computing chips to China, including Hong Kong and Macau, and certain other countries, the companies reported this week in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
James Martinelli, a Treasury Department official, has been named the associate director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's policy division, he announced on LinkedIn. Martinelli has worked at Treasury since 2015 in roles at both FinCEN and the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Trade adviser Sara Crossman has launched Crossman ITAR Consulting to advise on defense trade issues related to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, she announced on LinkedIn. Crossman was previously managing director for FTI Consulting.
The U.K.'s Export Control Joint Unit issued an updated version of its open general export license authorizing certain shipments of dual-use items for the oil, gas and renewable energy industries. The agency updated the license to "permit exports to the continental shelf of coastal destinations which are themselves included as permitted destinations," it said. The license took effect April 15.
House Select Committee on China Chairman Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., and Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., reintroduced a bill April 14 that could lead to additional sanctions on China for supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., introduced a bill April 8 that would establish that Chinese companies sanctioned under one U.S. authority be automatically sanctioned under all other authorities.
House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., and former House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., introduced a bill April 14 that would increase sanctions and export controls on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.