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What To Know About Commerce’s New 50% Rule
Key Takeaways
- A new rule from the Commerce Department is set to expand the number of Chinese firms on an export controls blacklist.
- The rule shifts the burden of investigatory due diligence from the government to companies, who are increasingly vulnerable to Chinese retaliation for these activities under the country’s Anti-Espionage Law.
- The move threatens to disrupt ongoing trade negotiations between the United States and China and has already provoked a response from Beijing.