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White House Seeks AI Progress Through De Minimis Regulation and Allocation of Federal Resources

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On July 23, President Trump announced efforts to position the U.S. at the forefront of the global artificial intelligence (AI) race. “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan” details how the federal government will...more

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President Trump Orders Divestment of Jupiter Systems, Citing National Security Concerns

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On July 8th, 2025, President Trump issued an order (the “Order”) forcing divestment of U.S.-based Jupiter Systems (“Jupiter”) by its China-based parent company, Suirui Group Co., Ltd. (“Suirui”), more than five years after...more

Fenwick & West LLP

And Then There Were 10: Trump Admin Unwinds Suirui Group Co.’s Acquisition of Jupiter Systems

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On July 11, 2025, the Trump administration published an order forcing Suirui International Co., Limited—a Hong Kong company that is majority owned by Suirui Group Co., Ltd., a People’s Republic of China company—to unwind its...more

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White House Releases List of Products Excluded From Reciprocal Tariffs

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On April 11, the White House released a Presidential Memorandum, “Clarification of Exceptions Under Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025, as Amended,” which exempts a list of semiconductors and electronics from reciprocal...more

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Beyond the Executive Orders: Legislative Proposals to Strengthen the U.S. Critical Minerals Supply Chain

Critical minerals are the backbone of modern technologies and national security, powering everything from advanced semiconductors and electric vehicle batteries to missile guidance systems and renewable energy infrastructure....more

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Trump Administration’s “America First Investment Policy” Previews New Restrictions on Inbound and Outbound Investment

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On February 21, 2025, President Trump issued a new memorandum addressing both foreign investment into the United States and outbound investment by US persons. Without imposing immediate legal or regulatory changes, the...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

America First Investment Policy Sets Sights on China

On February 21, the Trump Administration released the America First Investment Policy (the memo or memorandum). The wide-ranging memo formally targets investment from the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Biden Administration Carries Forward Trump Era Executive Order Scrutinizing Imports And Sales Of Certain Communications Technology...

On March 22, 2021, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) interim final rule to implement provisions of Executive Order 13873 on Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) Supply Chain became...more

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Policy Alert: United States Prohibits Investment in Chinese Companies with Military Ties

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On November 12, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order on Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies (the “Investment EO” or the “EO”).1 The Investment EO may...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

Senate and House Make Progress in Passing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

A  recent article on this blog reported on the contents of the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA), which had been rolled out of committee for consideration by the full Senate....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 25, July 2020

Top Court Seeks Trump Administration Input on PennEast Pipeline - "The U.S. Supreme Court asked the Trump administration for input on a PennEast Pipeline Co. appeal that aims to jump-start a planned natural-gas line by...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CFIUS Continues Active 2020 With Proposed Rule Modifying Mandatory Declarations

Since the beginning of 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has issued numerous regulations to implement fully the Foreign Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) on behalf of the Committee on Foreign...more

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Bill Introduced to Block Chinese Acquisitions During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Representative Jim Banks introduced a bill on 5 May 2020 to “place temporary restrictions on acquisitions [of U.S. companies] by the People’s Republic of China. . .” during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Trump Administration Limits Acquisitions and Use of Bulk-Power System Electric Equipment From Foreign Adversaries

On Friday, May 1, 2020, the Trump administration issued an executive order prohibiting the acquisition and installation of “bulk-power system electric equipment” (such as generators, circuit breakers, metering equipment,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

President Trump Orders Divestment of U.S. Company; CFIUS Clears Semiconductor Transaction

It has been an active last week in the world of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”). In addition to CFIUS’s publication of proposed regulations that would impose filing fees for parties’...more

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CFIUS Update: Treasury Proposes CFIUS Filing Fees & President Trump Blocks Another Transaction

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The regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA), which significantly expanded the jurisdiction and authorities of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...more

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China, supply chain risk, and the race to 5G

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A deeper dive into the president's FY2021 budget request for the U.S. Department of Commerce reveals new initiatives aimed at safeguarding technology. - The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - February 2020 #2

Energy-Related CO2 Emissions ‘Flatlined’ Last Year, IEA Says, Raising Hopes About Climate - "Global emissions remained at approximately 33 gigatonnes in 2019 despite the world economy growing by 2.9%, the IEA said." ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CFIUS’ First Full Year Under FIRRMA

The achievement of legislative consensus in 2018 around a preferred approach to safeguarding U.S. technology and information from national security threats via foreign investment resulted in passage of the Foreign Investment...more

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Foreign direct investment reviews 2019: A global perspective: United States

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Most deals are approved, but the landscape is becoming increasingly complex, as more types of transactions are subject to review and some filings are mandatory. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...more

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Huawei espionage concerns reach UK

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The UK 5G debate is emblematic of protectionist sentiments in the technology sector. Huawei and the technology cold war - Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is a modern Chinese success story. A pioneer in the telecommunication...more

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Retreat or engage in a period of extraordinary suspicion?

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The United States and other Western countries have steadily escalated long-simmering trade tensions between their economies and those of China. What began as complaints over trade surpluses, intellectual property theft, and...more

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ADG Insights | U.S. National Security Developments Regarding China

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With or without a trade deal, national security concerns regarding China are here to stay - Since President Trump took office, the U.S.-China trade relationship has been at the center of the administration’s foreign...more

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U.S. Raises or Threatens to Raise Tariffs to 25% on Almost All Imported Chinese Goods

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What Businesses Need to Know About the Current and Proposed Increases and How Burr Can Assist With Mitigation of Tariff Risk - On Friday, May 10, 2019, the United States government through the United States Trade...more

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Tariff Chess Match Escalates Between China and the United States

Trade Secrets Watch has been covering the escalating economic tension between China and the U.S., including the U.S. Trade Representative’s investigation on China’s alleged IP theft under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974,...more

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