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China’s Export Control Taskforce Adds Most Headcount Since 2022

China’s Commerce Ministry is on its biggest public hiring spree this decade, bolstering the unit overseeing rare-earth curbs even as it pauses sweeping measures in a trade truce with the US. Read More

China’s Pause on Rare Earth Controls: What to Know

China has suspended export controls announced this month, but was conspicuously silent about rules imposed earlier, which are snarling global supply chains. Read More

Personal data as a dual-use technology: Privacy professionals face new export controls

This article provides an introduction to the new developments and suggests tips for privacy compliance teams responding to the new national security requirements. Read More

European Commission wary of China’s export control plans over key tech components

The EU executive was unable to confirm on Monday whether China had lifted all export controls on rare earths and Nexperia chips for European industries.View on euronews ... Read More

PRC Announces New Export Controls on Rare Earth and Battery Materials and Technology

On October 9, 2025, China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) announced in six proclamations broad new unilateral export controls on rare earth materials, equipment, and technology; lithium batteries; ... Read More

Explainer-How China's new rare earth export controls work

BEIJING (Reuters) -China has further tightened export restrictions on rare earths ahead of talks between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the end of the month. The country produces over 90% ... Read More

U.S. and China Appear to Escalate Trade War for Leverage in Dealmaking

The U.S. and China have raised new tariffs and export controls on each other, but they may just be a negotiating tactic. President Donald Trump reacted with rare reassurance Sunday night after renewed ... Read More

Trump administration considering export controls on software to China: report

The Trump administration is considering a sweeping plan to restrict US software exports to China, potentially covering a wide range of products from laptops to jet engines, reported Reuters citing ... Read More

COMMENT: China’s new export controls are narrower than first appears

A closer inspection suggests that the scope of China’s new controls on rare earths is narrower than many had initially feared. But they still give officials plenty of leverage over global supply ... Read More

U.S. Urges Allies to Counter China's Rare Earth Export Controls

As tensions over China’s export controls on rare earths and minerals reignite a “trade war” with the United States, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the 15th condemned the measures as ... Read More