Kevin Wolf Testifies on Export Controls and Foreign Investment Review Before U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
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Akin Gump international trade partner Kevin Wolf testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission at a hearing titled “U.S.-China Relations in 2021: Emerging Risks.” Wolf, who served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration during the Obama administration, spoke on the panel “Assessing Export Controls and Foreign Investment Review.”
Wolf’s testimony covered three main areas:
- The strengths and weaknesses of U.S. unilateral controls and the role of multilateral controls.
- The challenges of identifying emerging and foundational technologies warranting export controls.
- What needs to be done to address China-specific threats to U.S. national security and foreign policy interests that can be accomplished through export controls.
To read Wolf’s prepared remarks in their entirety, please click here.
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