Washington, April 3 – Aimed at preventing China and other adversaries from accessing critical chipmaking tools, US lawmakers have unveiled bipartisan legislation aimed at tightening export controls on advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment.The proposed Multilateral Alignment of...
Washington, March 31 Senior US lawmakers have urged the Department of Commerce to release detailed data on the export of American-made semi-automatic weapons, citing concerns that such sales are fueling criminal violence abroad.In a letter to Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and...
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Washington, March 26 – The United States is now confronting two nuclear peer adversaries – China and Russia – in a rapidly shifting global security landscape, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Thomas DiNanno told lawmakers during a high-stakes congressional hearing...
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Seoul, March 17 – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Tuesday that the government should prepare measures to mitigate the potential economic fallout under the worst-case scenario where the Middle East crisis becomes prolonged.Lee made the call as the Strait of Hormuz, a critical...
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Washington, March 17 – Senior Democratic lawmakers have raised fresh concerns over the Trump administration's decision to approve the sale of advanced artificial intelligence chips to China, warning that it could undermine US national security.Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of...
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February 24, New Delhi – China has imposed restrictions on 40 Japanese firms and organizations, citing national security concerns, in an escalating dispute that has already affected travel to Japan.The tensions follow remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggesting that Tokyo...
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Washington, February 18 – US lawmakers moved to tighten controls on advanced American chips to prevent their diversion to China and other countries of concern, even as Washington and Beijing held drug enforcement talks focused on fentanyl and synthetic opioids.US Senator Elizabeth Warren...
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