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Trump Administration Rescinds Certain Actions by the Previous Administration to Ease Cuba Sanctions

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Within hours after taking office on Jan. 20, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an omnibus executive order revoking 78 executive actions by the previous administration, dating back to 2021. Among them, President Trump...more

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Designation Of Ansar Allah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (Trump EO Tracker)

Summary This Order re-designates Ansar Allah (also known as the Houthis) a Foreign Terrorist Organization (“FTO”), to be effective within 45 days. The first Trump Administration had previously designated the Houthis as an FTO...more

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U.S. Announces Steps to Ease Cuba Sanctions

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Besides certain expansions on remittances in 2022, the White House, on Jan. 14, 2025, issued a statement announcing President Joe Biden's plans to relax sanctions on Cuba through a series of broad measures aimed at improving...more

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Biden Administration Eases Some Trump-Era Cuba Restrictions

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The U.S. Department of State announced on May 16, 2022, a series of measures aimed at supporting the Cuban people and independent Cuban entrepreneurs and loosening Trump-era restrictions that largely isolated the island and...more

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Trade Matters - August 2021

1. Biden Administration Trade Posture- The Biden administration is slowly and steadily reviewing the decisions of the Trump administration. So far, the administration has struck a deal with the EU to end the 17-year-old...more

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[Virtual Conference] Ensuring Compliance with U.S. and China Economic Sanctions - September 21st, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT

ACI’s premier conference “Ensuring Compliance with U.S. and China Economic Sanctions” will take place on September 2021 (EDT) in a virtual format. On November 12, 2020, President Trump signed Executive Order 13959...more

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President Biden Issues Executive Order Amending Restrictions on Chinese Military and Surveillance Companies

On June 3, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14032 (Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments That Finance Certain Companies of the People's Republic of China), modifying the prohibitions placed by the...more

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Biden Administration Revises and Expands Restrictions on U.S. Person Investment in Chinese Companies and Releases New List of...

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The Biden Administration last week substantially modified restrictions on U.S. person investments in certain Chinese companies, focusing those new restrictions particularly on entities with ties to the Chinese defense or...more

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U.S. Court Blocks Trump-Era Trading Ban on Xiaomi Stock - 美国法院阻止特朗普对美国人投资小米的禁令

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The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently ruled that certain securities trading restrictions will be prevented from going into effect with respect to Xiaomi Corporation (“Xiaomi”) under Section 1237 of the...more

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U.S. Court Blocks Trump-Era Designation Of Xiaomi As A Chinese Military Company And Permits Continued Trading In Its Securities

On March 12, 2021, a U.S. district court granted a temporary injunction requested by the Hong Kong-listed, Chinese electronics giant, Xiaomi Corporation (“Xiaomi”). The injunction blocks the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”)...more

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One Administration to the Next: Changes Affecting U.S. Sanctions and Export Controls

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While the Trump Administration ended with a continuing flurry of activity affecting U.S. sanctions and export controls, with several actions affecting parties in China and Hong Kong, the Biden Administration is taking a...more

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Trump Administration Revises List of State Sponsors of Terrorism

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On January 11, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo announced the Trump Administration in its final week in office is returning Cuba to the official State Department list of state sponsors of terrorism. Cuba will thus re-join...more

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US Imposes New Restrictions on Chinese Military Companies

On November 12, 2020, President Trump signed Executive Order 13959 prohibiting U.S. persons from engaging in any transaction in publicly traded securities in “Communist Chinese military companies” (CCMCs), effective January...more

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Trumps Bans Investments in Publicly Traded Securities of “Chinese Military Companies”

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President Trump issued an Executive Order on November 12, 2020 that will prohibit U.S. persons from investing in publicly traded securities of certain companies determined to be affiliated with China’s military.  Executive...more

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