A U.S. Commerce Department official provided some details on the thought process behind the sweeping export control rules announced last Friday, reiterated the goal of "maintain[ing] as large of a lead as possible" on key technologies over China, and vowed to work with partner countries.

The U.S. government is ratcheting up its export controls on China, as it announced sweeping export restrictions that would curb China's ability to access or produce advanced chips and supercomputers.

The U.S. government crackdown on the export of advanced technology to China continues, with new actions on a specific type of semiconductor produced by U.S. chipmakers NVIDIA and AMD.

Yesterday, the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS"), through its Office of Export Enforcement ("OEE"), suspended the export privileges of a Belgian company and its owner for 180 days for attempting to sell sensitive technology to Chinese entities, in violation

U.S. export control officials added four emerging technologies to the control list through an interim final rule, the latest move that will create hurdles for the Chinese semiconductor industry.

The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has charged a Chinese technology company with violating U.S. sanctions on Iran.

At a recent Congressional hearing, a senior Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) official testified and answered questions on a number of issues related to China's compliance with U.S. sanctions and its access to U.S. technology.