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China Planning Initial Control List Under New Export Control Law

China plans to release an initial list of items subject to export restrictions under its new export control law (see 2010190033), its Ministry of Commerce said Oct. 22. China already has controls in place for certain dual-use, nuclear and military-related…

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items but plans to issue more restrictions to “better fulfill relevant international obligations, adapt to the needs of export control work under the new situation, and safeguard [China’s] national security,” a ministry spokesperson said, according to an unofficial translation. “We will further improve and release the control list in due course.” The spokesperson said China learned from and modeled its regime after “international practices” of other control lists, and received more than 250 comments from companies, law firms and government agencies.