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Democrats on House Arms Sales Task Force Introduce Bill to Prevent Use of U.S. Weapons in War Crimes

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WHAT:The House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Arms Sales Task Force introduced a bill called the Silver Shield Operational End Use Monitoring Act (Silver Shield Act of 2025) to monitor whether U.S. defense articles are used to...more

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Germany Becomes the Latest Country to Adopt Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Legislation

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The German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act: what does it mean for companies with a presence in Germany or doing business with German customers? On 1 January 2023, the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (“Gesetz über die...more

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New law bans imports from Xinjiang unless importer proves goods were not made with forced labor

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On December 23, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”). Most notably, the UFLPA strengthens the enforcement of Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 by imposing a rebuttable...more

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United States Adopts Wide-Ranging China Restrictions

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End-of-Year Sanctions Target Chinese Supply Chains and AI, Quantum Computing, and Biotechnology - Several US executive branch agencies and the US Congress have adopted wide-ranging end-of-year sanctions, export control and...more

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President Trump Issues Executive Order Implementing the Hong Kong Autonomy Act

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As noted in our recent alert, President Trump signed into law the Hong Kong Autonomy Act (“HKAA”) on July 14, 2020. On the same day, the President also issued an Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization (the “Executive...more

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