Beijing has announced that one of its top priorities for 2026 is tightening export controls and safe-guarding supply chain resilience. The announcement made by the Ministry of Commerce said it would “tighten the safety net for opening up”, as it pledged to enhance legal frameworks and risk prevention.
Chinese leadership has been increasingly using export controls on critical technology and resources amid trade, supply-chain and diplomatic disputes. Notably, it recently announced a ban on dual-use exports to users in Japan with military ties.
As both China and the US are implementing more and more controls on what they view as sensitive tech and resources from getting into the hands of their counterparts, we are heading towards an ever-more bifurcated world.