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Scope of U.S. Ban on Transactions in Securities of ‘Communist Chinese Military Companies’

On January 13, 2021, President Trump amended the November 12, 2020, Executive Order (EO) 13959 providing greater clarity to the scope of the EO’s ban on trading and investing in certain designated publicly traded securities...more

New Executive Order May Restrict Transactions Involving Chinese Online Payment Apps and Their App Providers

On January 5, 2021, the White House issued an Executive Order to restrict certain transactions “with persons that develop or control” eight designated software applications, due to their perceived connections with the...more

Commerce Releases List of Restricted Military End Users in China and Russia, Changes Hong Kong’s Status Under U.S. Export...

On December 21, 2020, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added 102 Chinese and Russian companies to a new restricted “Military End User” (MEU) list in the U.S. Export Administration Regulations...more

U.S. Department of Commerce Makes Substantive Changes to Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariff Exclusions Process

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has announced upcoming changes to improve its Section 232 exclusion process. The initial rollout of the Section 232 exclusion process via the Federal eRulemaking website was...more

Looking Ahead to a Biden Administration, the EU Unveils Blueprint for Enhanced United States-EU Cooperation

With less than 50 days before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, the European Union has — in hopes of, in part, curing bilateral trade tensions and “unilateral tendencies” that have recently tested the United...more

U.S. Trade Representative Announces Two Section 301 Investigations Against Vietnam

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register on October 8, 2020 the initiation of two investigations into Vietnam’s acts, policies and practices related to currency valuation, and the...more

Understanding President Trump’s Executive Orders on WeChat and TikTok and How They May Impact You

On August 6, 2020, President Trump signed a pair of Executive Orders (EO) aimed at Chinese social media services WeChat and TikTok. According to the EOs, data collected by these applications “threatens to allow the Chinese...more

President Trump Issues Executive Order on Hong Kong: Implications for U.S. Export/National Security Laws and Import Laws

On July 14, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order to begin the process of eliminating policy exemptions under U.S. law that give Hong Kong differential treatment in relation to China. This is the latest in a series...more

The U.S. Imposes New Export Control, Telecommunications and Other Measures in Response to China’s Actions in Hong Kong and...

Each day that passes seems to bring with it ever more rapid and significant changes to the U.S. relationship with China. As detailed in a Faegre Drinker client alert last month, on May 27, 2020, the State Department certified...more

U.S. Commerce Department Issues New Export Control Guidance for Companies Doing Business in China, Russia and Venezuela

As previously discussed, on April 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced significant changes to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to further restrict transactions...more

USTR to Review List of Additional Products Subject to Tariffs in Connection With Large Civil Aircraft Dispute With the EU

In response to an ongoing trade dispute between the United States and the European Union (EU), the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is considering adding additional products to the existing list of EU imported...more

6/30/2020  /  Aircraft , EU , Imports , Tariffs , USTR , WTO

U.S. Commerce Department Revises Export Controls on Huawei, Permits Some Sharing of Export Controlled Technology in Setting...

On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce revised its existing export controls on Chinese telecoms company Huawei to permit limited sharing of some export-controlled technology with Huawei in the context of...more

U.S. Trade Representative Announces Section 301 Investigation of Digital Services Taxes in the European Union and Nine Additional...

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has initiated a Section 301 investigation into Digital Services Taxes (DSTs) proposed or enacted by the European Union (consisting of 27 member states), Austria, Brazil, the Czech...more

State Department Announcement Signals Possible Suspension of Hong Kong’s Special Trading Status

On May 27, 2020, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that he has certified to Congress that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region no longer enjoys a high degree of autonomy from China. According to the legislative...more

Commerce Department Adds 33 Chinese Entities and Research Institutions to Entity List, Citing Military Ties and Human Rights...

On May 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added 33 Chinese entities and research institutions to its prohibited “Entity List.” This latest action illustrates the U.S....more

Commerce Department Announces New Export Control Restrictions on Chinese Company Huawei

On May 15, 2020, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that it was amending the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to further restrict the ability of Chinese telecom and IT...more

New Executive Order Enhances U.S. Government Authority to Restrict Use of Chinese Equipment and Technology in the U.S. Energy Grid

President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO), “Securing the United States Bulk-Power System” on May 1, 2020. The EO directs the Secretary of Energy to lead an interagency task force to block a wide range of transactions...more

Trio of New U.S. Export Control Rules Will Significantly Impact Future Trade and Investment With China

The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security published three new rules on April 28, 2020 that will significantly change U.S. export controls on trade and investment with China in a range of technologies and...more

FCC Votes to Repurpose L-Band to Boost U.S. Companies in 5G Race

On April 20, 2020, commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously to approve a long pending and controversial application by Ligado Networks to repurpose parts of the L-band (1-2 GHz) to...more

OFAC Releases Updated Fact Sheet on Application of U.S. Sanctions to Provision of COVID-19-Related Humanitarian Assistance

On April 16, 2020, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released a 10-page document entitled “Fact Sheet: Provision of Humanitarian Assistance and Trade to Combat COVID-19.” This document...more

Trump Administration Establishes the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications...

A federal interagency group commonly referred to as “Team Telecom” has been operating largely behind the scenes for years, advising the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the FCC’s review of the national security...more

Congress Enacts the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act

On March 12, 2020, the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act entered into force. This legislation is expected to make permanent the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC’s) ban on the use of Universal Service Fund...more

GOP Advocates for Trade Relief for Companies Impacted by COVID-19

Leading Senate Finance Committee Republicans laid out a list of trade actions on March 25 that they believe the Trump administration should consider to help to ease the economic downturn tied to the coronavirus pandemic....more

U.S. Trade Representative Considers New Section 301 Tariff Exclusions in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak

On March 20, 2020, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced that in light of ongoing developments in the national fight against the COVID-19 outbreak, it would accept requests from interested...more

FCC Signals It May Be Prepared to Greatly Expand Its Proposed Ban on Huawei and ZTE Equipment

As previously reported, the FCC’s ban of Huawei and ZTE equipment and services from projects subsidized by the FCC’s Universal Service Fund (USF) became effective on January 3, 2020, following the publication of its December...more

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