Last week, the Dutch and U.S. governments both announced the expansion of their export controls in the semiconductor and quantum computing sectors.

Legislation proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives last month would give additional power to the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to restrict exports of AI technology.

Today, the Department of Commerce added 37 Chinese entities to the export control entity list, 11 of which were punished for their involvement in the balloon saga last February.

An Indiana Congressman has written to the Commerce Department calling for a Section 232 investigation of Chinese EVs and batteries, and suggesting "global" import tariffs on these products.

At a webinar today, Matthew Axelrod, Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), discussed various aspects of U.S. export controls as they relate to China.

Last month, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the Commerce Department added thirteen Chinese companies to its "unverified list," but one of these companies, Plexus (Xiamen) Co., Ltd., was able to get itself removed from that list.

Last week, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) proposed a Section 232 investigation that could lead to additional import restrictions on Chinese garlic for "security" reasons, and also proposed or put forward legislation to restrict or ban Chinese garlic and seafood imports.