1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i China Issues New Export Control Law and Related Policies October 26, 2020 On October 17, 2020, the Standing Committee of Chinas legislature, the National Peoples Congress (NPC), passed the Export Control Law of the Peoples
2、 Republic of China, which goes into effect on December 1, 2020 (Chinese text and unofficial English translation).The passage follows three rounds of legislative deliberations since Chinas cabinet, the State Council, first presented a draft to the NPC in June 2017. The law realizes a longstanding Chi
3、nese government goal of elevating and consolidating ministry-level export control authorities under one national-level legal and policy framework. The new law defines Chinas export control authorities as a joint mechanism of units under both the State Council and the Central Military Commission that
4、 perform export control functions. The action is part of a broader effort by Chinas President Xi Jinping to build out national security authorities and reflects themessuch as Chinas right to developmentas broad justifications for national security-related trade actions. The final language includes s
