On April 15, 2025, President Trump directed the Secretary of Commerce to initiate an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 examining the threats to national security from imports of processed...more
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and General Administration of Customs on April 4, 2025, issued Announcement 18, which imposes export controls on specific medium and heavy rare earth materials. China cites a desire to...more
In recent months, the critical minerals sector has been at the top of government legislative and regulatory agendas and has been subject to substantial media attention. "Critical minerals" is a generic term that refers to a...more
The Japanese parliament has enacted the first comprehensive economic security legislation to enhance Japan's national security from an economic activities perspective, especially focusing on sensitive industry sectors such as...more
On September 24, 2021, the Department of Commerce announced that its Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is investigating whether imports of neodymium-ironboron (NdFeB) permanent magnets, or rare earth magnets, undermine...more
Another day, another major U.S. restriction on Chinese tech. The Commerce Department is out with new rules “curbing Huawei Technologies Co.’s access to foreign-made chips.” The measures would “prohibit non-U.S. companies from...more
[co-authors: Alex Monié, Policy Advisor and Gabriel Harrison, Public Policy Specialist] The annual “must-pass” defense authorization legislation contains provisions to address supply chain domestication in light of the...more
Some U.S. tech firms are finding ways to get around the White House’s Huawei no fly zone, with Micron, Qualcomm, and Intel leading the way...more