Last week, the Trump administration initiated an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 into whether imports of certain coal products threaten national security. For one of the two products at issues, there are a significant number of imports from China.

Chinese-linked automaker Polestar has announced that it was not granted authorization by the U.S. Department of Commerce to sell "connected vehicles" in the United States, and therefore would be leaving the U.S. market as of the 2027 model year.

The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has announced a one-year suspension of its controversial "Affiliates Rule," which automatically subjected any entity at least 50% owned by a blacklisted company to the same export restrictions. Simultaneously, the agency removed one Chinese firm

Yesterday, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security published an interim final rule that expands the application of export control sanctions by tightening export controls so they apply to subsidiaries of companies on the Entity List or the Military End-User List.

The Chinese government has submitted its views to the Department of Commerce in a recently initiated Section 232 national security investigation on imports of wind turbines and their parts and components.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has revoked the general license for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to export controlled items to its China facilities, following a similar move targeting two Korean companies and one American company.

Last week, the U.S. government revoked waivers for U.S. technology exports that had been granted to Intel, Samsung, and SK hynix, under which these companies were able to export advanced wafer fabrication equipment from the U.S. for use at their Chinese facilities.