Explainers, infographics, and industry expertise on the most challenging issues affecting business in China today.
On July 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau for Industry and Security issued two sets of proposed rules to expand the scope of the military end-use/end-user and U.S. person controls aspects of the Export Administration Regulations.
Rare earth metals are critical to many green energy technologies, including the development of electric vehicles. And for decades, China has played a dominant role in mining, processing and producing them at scale. Beijing has also begun restricting access to them, for trade and diplomatic reasons. The world is now taking note, and looking for alternatives.
Corporates, PE/VC funds, limited partners, and senior individuals are regulated by an evasion-resistant framework blocking a host of investment strategies including variable interest entities, offshore structures, multi-tiered investments, and certain planned investment activities.
Since 2016, demand for li-ion batteries in the automotive sector has exploded, roughly doubling every two years. Going forward, experts are forecasting 20 to 30 percent growth each year through 2030. Meeting this demand is no simple task. It requires the coordination of a complex, globe-spanning, and still often highly concentrated supply chain, filled with chokepoints and geopolitical tensions.
The United States has significantly intensified export controls with the aim of curbing China's advancement in artificial intelligence. This involves the adaptation or enhancement of longstanding export regulations to effectively navigate the increasingly global landscape of advanced equipment. This article marks the second part of a series exploring the implementation of these enhanced export controls and their impact.
In recent years, China’s Military-Civil Fusion (MCF) strategy has taken center stage, showcasing the country’s efforts to improve its military capabilities by tapping technologies developed in the commercial sector.
From over $500 billion today, semiconductors are expected to be a $1 trillion industry within a decade. Behind these eye-grabbing figures lies one of the most complex supply chains in the world, with major economies and hundreds of companies vying for a piece of the trillion dollar pie.
U.S. regulators are tightening export control rules with a powerful new tool called the Foreign Produced Direct Product Rule.
The Uyghur Forced Labor and Prevention Act (UFLPA) ushers in an unprecedented shift in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) enforcement. Multinationals need better tools to manage their supply chains.
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