Authored by:Dai Menghao, Mark Schaub, Chen Ruosi, Harvey Chau, Ma Cong and Fu Yanru
On October 9, 2025, the Security and Control Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China, issued seven important announcements in accordance with the Export Control Law of the People’s Republic of China, the National Security Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law of the People’s Republic of China other laws with the aim of comprehensively strengthening export controls on China’s entire rare earth industry chain, lithium battery-related industry chain, and superhard material-related items. In addition to the regulations, 14 foreign entities have been listed on China’s Unreliable Entity List.