U.S. investors interested in investing in advanced Chinese technology companies may now be constrained by the U.S. Government’s first-ever outbound investment rule (Final Rule) which took effect on Jan. 2, 2025. The Final...more
Although the Trump transition is well underway, the Biden administration made news in the national security space by announcing significant new export restrictions on semiconductor equipment and technology destined for the...more
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on May 26 made his long-awaited remarks on the “Administration’s Policy Toward China.” The speech was fresh on the heels of President Biden’s first visit to Asia, specifically to the...more
In early July, the Indian government banned many Chinese mobile applications, including TikTok, claiming they pose a “threat to sovereignty and integrity.” India’s Ministry of Information Technology acted “in defense of...more
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter demonstrations, the U.S. Congress has stepped up its election year efforts by threatening heightened sanctions on China and Russia. The latest such bill, the Hong Kong...more
The Murder of George Floyd on May 25th by a white Minneapolis police officer did not happen in a vacuum. It was not an aberration in an “otherwise functioning” justice system. Countless black men and women in America have...more
The President has issued a new “Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers from the People’s Republic of China.” The Proclamation, which took effect on Monday, effectively...more
On May 29, 2020, President Trump issued yet another immigration-related Executive Order. This one is entitled, “Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers from the People’s...more
Oil World Turns Upside Down as U.S. Sells Oil in Middle East - "Yet, in a trade that illustrates how the rise of the American shale industry is upending energy markets across the globe, the U.A.E. bought oil directly from...more
As the Trump presidency completes its first 10 weeks, the administration is celebrating big wins on the regulatory reform front while nursing some wounds from a major defeat on efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable...more