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US agency not doing its job to halt tech to China s military: Congressional report
Chinese and US flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing, China, on Jan 21, 2021. (Photo: REUTERS/Tingshu Wang)
02 Jun 2021 03:06AM Share this content
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LONDON: The US Commerce Department is failing to do its part to protect national security and keep sensitive technology out of the hands of China s military, according to a US congressional advisory report seen by Reuters.
The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission report, due to be published on Tuesday, said the Commerce Department had been slow to create a list of sensitive technology that should be scrutinised before export to China.
The U.S. Commerce Department is failing to do its part to protect national security and keep sensitive technology out of the hands of China's military, according to a U.S. congressional advisory report seen by Reuters.
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department is failing to do its part to protect national security and keep sensitive technology out of the hands of China s military, according to a U.S. congressional advisory report seen by Reuters. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission report, due to be published on Tuesday, said the Commerce Department had been slow to create a list of sensitive technology that should be scrutinized before export to China. The lag in developing the list of emerging and foundational technologies, as required by a 2018 law, may exacerbate national security risks, the report said. The Commerce Department, entrusted to strengthen U.S. export control laws, has, to date, failed to carry out its responsibilities, said the report, titled, Unfinished Business: Export Control and Foreign Investment Reforms. In a statement, the Commerce Department declined to directly respond to the lack of a list, but noted it had published four rules on contro