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There’s been a non-stop bombardment of recent export amendments involving China and other “countries of concern” within the last six months. The main driver behind these has been the U.S. Government’s concern about the Chinese national strategy of “military-civil fusion” – using civilian companies to help support Chinese military and intelligence activities. It is believed that U.S. companies that have historically sold products to China’s commercial sector may be drawn unwittingly into supporting the Chinese military. While these amendments are principally targeted at China, many also apply to Russia, Venezuela, Hong Kong (now part of China under U.S. export laws), Burma and other countries for similar reasons.