AmCham China would like to extend an invitation to all members to attend a virtual briefing hosted by the U.S. Embassy on 10am (Beijing Time) this Friday on March 4th. A senior, Washington-based Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) official has offered to speak.

Please RSVP to the event by filling in the information required, especially your concerned questions. The deadline to register is 10am tomorrow on March 3rd. Embassy will draw from the questions submitted in advance to conduct a moderated Q&A with the senior official – for efficiency, NO live Q&A session.

The event is off-the-record, closed to the press, and no recording is permitted.

Given that this briefing will be a joint effort together with USCBC and USITO, please do not submit duplicate registrations via other channels, and we ask that only one representative per company register to help manage the size of the event. The meeting access link will be shared with confirmed registrants closer to the event date.

For any questions, please contact Emily Zheng at ezheng@amchamchina.org.

This is also to share some links to important information explaining these actions at the request of U.S. Embassy in Beijing. Recently, the escalation in Ukraine has drawn so much attention in business community. There are numerous Sanctions and Export Control Actions taken by the U.S. government and the international community in response to Russian Aggression in Ukraine. These actions included various sanctions on institutions and individuals, restrictions on certain financial institutions and transactions, and a series of export controls. The coordinated measures among the United States, the European Union, Japan, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, and New Zealand aim to maximize the impact on Russia's military capabilities.

• White House Fact Sheet​: This provides a broad overview of the main actions.
• Treasury Sanctions Announcement​: This goes into detail on the sanctions and blocking actions.
• Commerce BIS Fact Sheet​: This provides an overview of the export controls. Also attached as a pdf as it is often difficult to access BIS documents in the PRC.
• The Federal Register Notice​: This is the full and detailed explanation of the export controls.