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export controls
Also known as: export control rules, export control system
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Tracking Trump's Trade Deals | Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org Mar 17, 2026 9 facts
claimEconomic security commitments between the United States and Thailand are organized around addressing third-party unfair trade practices, supply chain resilience, export controls, investment screening, and duty evasion.
claimThe U.S.-India framework includes economic security commitments regarding supply chain resilience, addressing nonmarket policies of third parties, inbound and outbound investment screening, and export controls.
claimThe European Union agreed to cooperate with the United States on economic security priorities, including critical minerals, export controls, and supply chain resilience.
claimTaiwan is the only country that committed to aligning its export control rules with the U.S. Foreign Direct Product Rule for semiconductors and related technology.
claimMalaysia agreed to align with all unilateral United States export controls, a commitment that is stronger than the agreement with Cambodia, which only required alignment with 'relevant' US export controls.
claimThe economic security commitments in the Framework for an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade with North Macedonia include supply chain resilience, addressing nonmarket practices and duty evasion, investment screening, and export controls.
claimEcuador agreed to cooperate with the United States on economic security priorities, including export controls, duty evasion, and investment screening, and to take complementary actions to address nonmarket practices, similar to the agreement between the United States and South Korea.
claimThe U.S.-Bangladesh Agreement on Reciprocal Trade includes commitments to supply chain resilience, addressing unfair trade practices and duty evasion, inbound and outbound investment screening, and export controls.
perspectiveMichael Froman, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, stated that the Trump administration appears to view the Malaysia trade framework as a template to patch holes in unilateral U.S. export controls and tariffs by enlisting willing partners as co-custodians of a common set of national-security trade tools.
Quest for Strategic Autonomy? Europe Grapples with the US - China ... realinstitutoelcano.org Jun 26, 2025 3 facts
claimFriction remains in transatlantic relations, particularly over United States industrial policies and the unilateral imposition of export controls on advanced artificial intelligence chips, which have impacted some European countries.
claimThe European Commission published a White Paper on Export Controls in January 2024 to propose new actions for improving the coherence and effectiveness of the existing export control system.
claimThe United States is expanding export controls on sensitive and dual-use technologies to slow China’s progress in critical areas such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence.
The U.S.-China Trade Relationship | Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org Oct 31, 2025 3 facts
perspectiveFormer Secretary of Commerce and CFR distinguished fellow Gina Raimondo argues that funding domestic innovation is more effective for maintaining U.S. global competitiveness than implementing export controls on China.
claimThe Biden administration introduced export controls restricting China's ability to obtain advanced technology and banned certain U.S. investments in sensitive technologies deemed potentially useful for the Chinese military.
quoteThe International Energy Agency argues that China’s export controls could “significantly undermine international efforts to diversify rare earth supply chains and scale up strategic manufacturing.”
Middle East conflict economic impacts chips | Sourceability sourceability.com 7 days ago 1 fact
claimThe semiconductor industry is currently managing supply chain fragility caused by tariffs, export controls, and memory allocation pressure, with the Hormuz crisis adding a new systemic variable.
What is Trump's 'America First' trade policy agenda? | Brookings brookings.edu Jan 21, 2026 1 fact
claimThe U.S. trade policy agenda is cautious about imposing restrictions on economic engagement, such as export controls or investment restrictions, because such constraints could risk undermining U.S. competitiveness.
Policy Steps to Prevent a Nuclear Iran | The Washington Institute washingtoninstitute.org Jan 28, 2025 1 fact
procedureThe United States' containment strategy against Iran utilizes economic sanctions, export controls, and military threats to counter Iranian regional activities and stymie Iranian nuclear progress.
GEO-LAC: The Future of U.S. Trade Policy and Its Implications for ... americas.georgetown.edu Nov 12, 2025 1 fact
claimEissenstat anticipates that the 2026 USMCA review might introduce significant updates in areas such as export controls, investment screening, and rules of origin designed to prevent tariff circumvention.
Strategic Rivalry between United States and China swp-berlin.org 1 fact
claimThe United States Department of Commerce implemented controls on the export and licensing of security-relevant technologies to China.
The United States and China's complex cooperation and rivalry ... eastasiaforum.org Feb 1, 2024 1 fact
claimThe ongoing tariff war and stringent export controls on critical technologies are key issues underscoring the intense rivalry between the United States and China.
Geopolitical impacts of the war in Ukraine | EY - Global ey.com 1 fact
claimThe United States, the European Union, and other entities have implemented export controls on advanced technologies as part of their sanctions against Russia.