The new Executive Order (EO or the Order) bans transactions by US persons in publicly traded securities of companies identified as “Chinese military companies,” and includes a ban on trading in derivatives of those securities...more
11/18/2020
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International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
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The US Secretary of the Treasury announced sanctions this summer on 11 individuals who the Secretary views as being involved in implementing the recently enacted Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National...more
President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13936 on July 14 titled “The President’s Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization” (the Executive Order or EO 13936). On the same day, the Hong Kong Autonomy Act (HR 7440) was...more
7/29/2020
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Economic Sanctions ,
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Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong Autonomy Act (HKAA) ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Preferential Trade Status ,
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