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U.S. Government Updates Chinese Military Companies List, Entity List
This week, the U.S. government announced new additions to a list of "Chinese Military Companies" and also added several Chinese companies to a Commerce Department "Entity List."
U.S. Commerce Department Requests Comments on Possible Drone Rule
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), in which it sought public comment on "the potential development of a rule to secure and safeguard the information and communication technology and services (ICTS) supply chain
Chinese Lidar Maker Hesai Motions for Summary Judgment in Defense Department Blacklist Case
Hesai Technology, an electronics company headquartered in Shanghai, has filed an amended complaint and a motion for summary judgment in a case against the U.S. Department of Defense to get itself taken off a blacklist of Chinese military companies.
The TikTok Decision: Key Takeaways
In a case that pitted free speech advocates against security hawks, a U.S. appeals court sided with the U.S. government in a challenge by TikTok, Bytedance and other groups against a U.S. statute that tries to force the divestment of TikTok from its Chinese parent company, with
UK Forces Chinese Company to Sell Holdings in Scottish Semiconductor Firm
Last month, the British government issued a "notice of final order" that China-registered Future Technology Devices International Holding Ltd must sell 80.2 percent of Scottish fabless semiconductor firm FTDI, due to national security risks.
WTO Meeting Discusses Security Issues in U.S.-Hong Kong Rules of Origin Dispute
At the meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body yesterday, the U.S. once again raised issues related to Hong Kong's National Security Law, and Hong Kong and China once again criticized the U.S. action as inappropriate.
Canada Closes TikTok Offices, But App Still Allowed
Last week, Canada ordered "the wind up of TikTok Technology Canada, Inc. following a national security review under the Investment Canada Act," closing the two TikTok offices in Canada. However, the app itself will remain available for download.