Last week, the U.S. Department of Treasury penalized two dozen Chinese entities for engaging in transactions with Iranian firms that fall under existing sanctions. Some of these transactions were indirectly tied to Russian attacks in Ukraine, according to the U.S. government.

The Dutch government said that it will introduce export control measures on some semiconductor manufacturing equipment before the summer, in part to "ensure that we maintain our technological leadership" and "reduce our strategic dependence on China." In response, China's Foreign Ministry said that "

Last week, the U.S. government sanctioned more than two dozen Chinese firms, including one major supplier of servers used in data centers. The reasons for the sanctions, and the level of the export restrictions, varied by company.

A recent report by two Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) scholars attempts to piece together details of the U.S.-Netherlands-Japan agreement on export controls related to semiconductors. The agreement has not been published, nor is it expected to be made public.

On Friday, new information from the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on the export licensing outcomes in early 2022 for sales to Chinese companies on the entity list was made public, and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul continued his criticism of

A South Carolina company's transfer of technology and metal powder to related entities in China and Germany has led to over US$25 million in penalties being imposed by a number of U.S. government agencies.

At a U.S. House of Representatives hearing yesterday, members of Congress asked Biden administration officials about a range of issues related to economic relations with China: export licenses granted by the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); China's economic coercion; MFN treatment for