China Introduces New Export Controls on AI and Solar Technologies Amid National Security Concerns

10/19/2026

In a statement, China’s Ministry of Commerce said that greater oversight is needed for technologies with the potential to impact sensitive sectors.

10/19/2026

China's proposed export controls on advanced AI technologies could affect access to Chinese open-weight models, with implications for global developers, Indian enterprises and the push for open AI

10/19/2026

The proposed measures target specified solar manufacturing technologies and related equipment-manufacturing know-how, not the exports of finished solar modules

10/19/2026

The Chinese Commerce Ministry said on Monday, October 19, in an announcement that, it was "introducing export controls on tunnel-boring machines and related items and optimising and adjusting...

10/18/2026

China has proposed export controls on 12 technologies used to make solar equipment, citing national security concerns, as part ​of a broader revision that also covers AI and biotechnology.

10/18/2026

China proposed export controls on 12 solar-manufacturing technologies, citing national security concerns. The move aims to preserve its dominance, protect sensitive defense applications, and...

10/18/2026

China is considering export controls that could check the global spread of its AI models and chips, as Beijing increases oversight of its burgeoning tech sector.

10/18/2026

The draft plan, "Announcement No. 48", proposes a complete export ban on 14 technologies and restrictions on 26 more, including next-generation solar technologies that could affect countries such...

10/17/2026

Several AI-driven technologies have also been listed in the draft plan, announced on Friday by the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Science and Technology and titled "Announcement No. 48"

10/17/2026

China’s proposed export bans and controls of artificial intelligence technologies aim to tighten Beijing’s grip in the strategically vital sector, casting a cloud over the commercial prospects of...