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The U.K.'s secretary of state for business and trade, Peter Kyle, visited China Sept. 10-11, where he raised Britain's concerns "on national and economic security issues," including the continued "provision of military support to Russia" by Chinese companies, the ministry said last week. Kyle also spoke with Beijing about Chinese export controls on rare earths (see 2507070005) and how they impact supply chains, and he "challenged the Chinese government on the erosion of rights and freedoms in Hong Kong and human rights concerns."
The Bureau of Industry and Security has started restricting the public sessions of its technical advisory committee meetings, a move that has jeopardized a crucial outlet for industry feedback about new regulations, current and former administration officials and industry representatives said.
The Bureau of Industry and Security last week added 32 entities to the Entity List, most of them based in China, for either circumventing export controls on China, supplying controlled items to Russia, evading BIS end-use checks, supporting China’s military modernization, or other activities that BIS said breached U.S. export rules.
The Bureau of Industry and Security is adding 32 entities to the Entity List for either circumventing export controls on China, supplying controlled items to Russia, evading BIS end-use checks or other activities that BIS said breached U.S. export rules. The additions include 23 entities located in China, along with others based in India, Singapore, Taiwan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, the agency said in a final rule released and effective Sept. 12. They will be subject to license requirements for all items subject to the Export Administration Regulations, and licenses will be reviewed under a presumption of denial or policy of denial.
The Semiconductor Industry Association urged Congress Sept. 5 to reject proposed legislation that it says would impose an “unprecedented expansion” of export controls on advanced AI computing chips.
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., proposed an amendment Sept. 4 that would add several export control and sanctions provisions to the pending FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, including a requirement that U.S. manufacturers of advanced AI chips make their products available to American firms before selling them to China and other “countries of concern.”
The Commerce Department’s spring 2025 regulatory agenda for the Bureau of Industry and Security features more than 20 new rulemakings that could introduce new or update existing export controls, including restrictions over advanced AI chips, emerging technologies, Russia-related controls and other revisions to the Export Administration Regulations.
The U.S. isn't doing enough to compete with China on technology, partly because of its failure to meaningfully restrict outbound investments and its willingness to let American companies continue to sell advanced chips to China, said Derek Scissors, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee accused the Trump administration Aug. 25 of taking what they see as a conflicting approach to export controls for computing chips.