Reps. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., and Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., the chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the House Select Committee on China, announced Oct. 30 that they're introducing a companion to a Senate bill that would require U.S. manufacturers of advanced AI chips to make their products available to American firms before selling them to China and other "countries of concern."
President Donald Trump told reporters after his trade talks with China that the U.S. didn't discuss allowing exports of Nvidia's new Blackwell advanced AI chip to China. "We're not talking about the Blackwell," he said Oct. 30 on Air Force One.
Twelve Senate Democrats urged President Donald Trump Oct. 29 not to ease U.S. restrictions on inbound or outbound investment as part of a potential trade deal with China this week.
House Select Committee on China ranking member Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., said Oct. 29 that Congress might need to pass legislation to enhance the ability of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to screen transactions for national security risks.
Nvidia’s Blackwell AI processors, the company’s latest advanced AI chip, will be part of trade negotiations in talks with China this week, President Donald Trump told reporters Oct. 28.
The U.S. and Japan this week agreed to improve “technology protection” measures and enforcement coordination as part of a new Technology Prosperity Deal. Japan also agreed to pursue new sanctions against the Russian shadow fleet, strengthen foreign investment reviews and commit to work with the U.S. to strengthen critical minerals supply chains.
It seems unlikely that the Bureau of Industry and Security could withdraw its new 50% rule either due to industry pushback or as part of trade negotiations with China, said Matt Axelrod, the former BIS export enforcement chief.
A recently published EU Parliament briefing summarizes the EU's approach to dual-use export controls, the main export control issues facing its legislators, how experts view the EU's export laws and the role Parliament can play. The briefing noted that Parliament has until Nov. 8 to "raise any objections" to the EU's September update to its dual-use export control list, which included items that couldn't be agreed to at multilateral export control forums because Moscow was blocking their passage (see 2509090009).
Chinese companies are likely to end up buying Nvidia chips despite reports that Beijing has ordered its top firms to cease those purchases, said Jake Sullivan, former national security adviser to President Joe Biden.
Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., has put forth several changes to try to soften opposition to a bill that would require U.S. manufacturers of advanced AI chips to make their products available to American firms before selling them to China and other "countries of concern," a supporter of such restrictions said Oct. 24.