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31 Chinese Entities Added to U.S. Unverified List, Potentially to Entity List
The U.S. government has added 31 more Chinese entities to a blacklist under which a license will be required for some U.S. exports.
Commerce Department Finds Neodymium Magnet Imports Threaten National Security, But Won't Impose Tariffs
Last week, the Biden administration announced that a U.S. Commerce Department investigation "found that [Neodymium-iron-boron] magnet imports threaten national security," and that President Biden agreed with that determination. The Biden administration said it would take a number of actions to address the threat, but tariffs and quotas
Republican Congressman Presses Commerce Department on Huawei Cell Towers
Republican Congressman Mike Flood of Nebraska sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo expressing concern about "the reported use of Huawei hardware in U.S. cell towers" in Nebraska, and particularly that cell towers "within a certain range of military installations such as missile silos and
U.S. Treasury Offers Currency Undervaluation Guidance in Solar CVD Case
In a letter to the Commerce Department as part of an annual countervailing duty (CVD) review, the Treasury Department has determined that the Chinese currency was undervalued during the review period, but that this undervaluation was not the result of government action.
Raimondo Spells Out China "Guardrails" on CHIPS Act Funding
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo offered some comments yesterday on the implementation of the CHIPS Act's subsidies to semiconductor companies and how restrictions on investing in China might be applied.
U.S. Government Imposes New Export Restrictions on Advanced Graphics Chips
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.
Commerce Department Suspends Belgian Company's Exports over Sales to Chinese Entities
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