U.S. Government Authorization Now Required for Certain Business with SMIC and Over 70 Additional Entities in China

As of December 18, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added 77 new entities to the Entity List. Among the most notable additions are Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation of China (and 10 of its affiliated entities, collectively “SMIC”) and China Communications Construction Company Ltd. (CCCC). A license from BIS is now required for exports, reexports, and in-country transfers of all items subject to the Export Administration...
By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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