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Extended suspension of expanded affiliate export controls through Jan. 10, 2027
China's trade surplus passed $1 trillion for a second straight year, reaching $1.04 trillion in the first 10 months of 2026. October exports rose 35.2% from a year earlier, led by AI hardware, while imports jumped 41.6%.
Updated Yesterday
As of May 2026: Administering and expanding export controls on Chinese semiconductor technology
In May 2019, the United States placed Huawei, the world's largest telecom equipment maker, on an export blacklist, cutting the company off from American chips, software, and chipmaking tools. Seven years later, Huawei launched its Mate 80 Pro smartphone globally from Madrid, powered entirely by a processor designed in-house and made by China's largest chipmaker using equipment the US tried to deny.
Updated May 29
As of May 2026: Implementing connected vehicle restrictions
Chinese-made vehicles are being systematically excluded from Western military installations. Poland became the latest NATO member to ban them from all military bases on February 19, 2026, joining Israel, the United Kingdom, and the United States in treating modern cars as potential intelligence collection platforms. The bans target the cameras, microphones, sensors, and connectivity features standard in contemporary vehicles—systems that can capture and transmit photos, audio, video, and geolocation data.
As of May 2026: The rule-writing and licensing engine for advanced chip export controls
The Trump administration just did the thing Washington has spent years swearing it wouldn't do: let China buy a near-top-tier Nvidia AI chip again. Now a China hawk in Congress is demanding the Commerce Department explain, in detail, why this isn't a strategic own-goal.
Updated May 15
As of May 2026: Administers export controls and Entity List rules governing ACM and Chinese chipmakers
Intel is racing to regain its chipmaking crown with a 14A process backed by billions in U.S. subsidies. In mid-December 2025, Reuters revealed the company had been test-driving critical tools from ACM Research, a China-rooted equipment maker whose Shanghai and Korean units sit on a U.S. export blacklist.
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