The first hearing held by the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party capped a day of activity by House lawmakers focused on China, including approval of a raft of China-focused bills by the Financial Services and Foreign Affairs Committees. more

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released his interpretation of data on licensing outcomes from the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) … more

Swedish Telecoms giant and serial FCPA violator LM Ericsson signed a new deal with the Justice Department acknowleging further breaches of the deferred prosecution agreement it entered into for corruption in Djibouti, China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Kuwait.     more

The Bureau of Industry and Security added 37 entities under 38 entries to the Entity List March 2nd, including 28 Chinese firms. more

Reuters news service reported that the United States is sounding out close allies about the possibility of imposing new sanctions on China if Beijing provides military support to Russia for its war in Ukraine, according to four U.S. officials and other sources. more

The U.S.-China Commission released a new staff research report on China's International Commercial Court (CICC). The report explores the “one-stop shop” dispute resolution center for Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)-related commercial disputes. more

China will accelerate the establishment of a modernized export control system, featuring improvements in laws and regulations, government officials said on Thursday at a forum on export control compliance, the China Daily newspaper reported more

The Administration must ensure full implementation on US export controls on China, according to House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and committee member Rep. Michael Lawler (R-NY). more

China touted its own sanctions blacklist, placing Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Missiles & Defence to China’s “Unreliable Entity List” over their participation in arms sales to … more

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement Matt Axelrod spoke to the 12th Annual Forum on U.S. Export & Re-export Compliance for Canadian Operations Jan 31 in Totonto. more