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The U.S. government’s failure to cripple Huawei through export controls shows that it needs a different strategy to counter foreign threats to American technology competitiveness, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation said in a new report last week. Although the U.S. should still use export controls in certain situations, they should always be applied with allies and used sparingly so as not to use up America’s “technology capital,” the think tank said.
The U.K. last week extended a general license that authorizes certain transactions related to humanitarian activities involving Israel, Palestine and Lebanon. The license was recently renewed through Nov. 14 (see 2410100030), and the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation again renewed it, this time through Nov. 14, 2027. OFSI also amended certain reporting deadlines, revised the definition for “Relevant Person," changed the definition of “UK Funded Person” to include any person who has received U.K. government funding in the last five years, and more.
The EU this week published its fifth annual report on the implementation and enforcement of EU trade policy, outlining steps that the bloc has taken to remove trade barriers, the status of various trade agreements, trade trends from the past year, and more.
The EU believes China has suspended its recently announced rare earth export controls for all countries, not just the U.S., but the bloc is still gathering information, European Commission spokesperson Olof Gill told reporters in Brussels Nov. 3.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Nov. 4 that he doesn't know when lawmakers will take up his Nigeria sanctions bill but that he "would like to see it moved sooner rather than later." Cruz said he’s unaware of any opposition to his legislation, which aims to address religious persecution, including the alleged mass killing of Christians.
Reps. Andy Barr, R-Ky., and Jefferson Shreve, R-Ind., both members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, urged the Treasury Department Nov. 3 to designate the Palestinian Conference for Palestinians Abroad (PCPA) a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, citing the group’s ties to Hamas.
The Democratic minority on the House Select Committee on China said in a new report Nov. 4 that the U.S. and its allies should strengthen their export controls to prevent China from using their technology for repression.
The U.K. on Nov. 3 amended one entry under its Iran sanctions regime. The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation updated the listing for Ali Aliakbar Ansari to add the name "Ali." Ansari was sanctioned for providing economic resources to the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control issued a new general license this week that authorizes certain transactions with three aircraft that had been blocked under the Belarus Sanctions Regulations. The license, which has no expiration date, authorizes transactions with: