China Expands Technology Export Controls: Fighting Back On TikTok And Putting Your R&D At Risk

On August 28, 2020, China took its own swing in the fight over TikTok. The blow, however, may land right in the middle of U.S.-China technology research, collaboration, and innovation. New export regulations may require licenses from the Chinese government before researchers in China may share their technological advances with colleagues, counterparts, or customers in the United States.

The Wind-Up

On August 28, 2020, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the Ministry of Science and Technology published a new rule revising Chinese export controls on technology, called the Catalogue of Export-Prohibited and Export-Restricted Technologies of China, which was last revised in 2008. The purported purpose of the rule change is to promote technological advancement and safeguard the national economic security.