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China warned Washington against using the espionage allegations involving Nvidia cofounder Jensen Huang to justify tighter technology export controls.
House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-Mich) is pressing for continuing the panel in the next Congress, while Democrats who will control the chamber next year are arguing over its future. Democrats are expected to step up scrutiny on China in the 120th Congress, especially given recent reports that Beijing has been able to acquire advanced chips despite US export controls. But some Democrats are arguing that the select committee’s portfolio is redundant with the jurisdictions of existing committees like Foreign Affairs and Ways and Means.
The International Labour Organization faces criticism from staff representatives over whether its restructuring provides meaningful consultation and considers alternatives to dismissals.
The European Court of Auditors warned on November 10 that differences in how EU member states check shipments and apply sanctions create opportunities for restricted goods to pass through jurisdictions with less stringent controls.
The actions target a major funding source for North Korea’s weapons programs while exposing a widening threat to software supply chains. Authorities have frozen more than $2.7 billion linked to the Binance theft, but the separate FaceStealer campaign shows how hackers exploit trusted professional relationships to steal cryptocurrency and gain access to open-source software repositories.
Washington's trade negotiations with Canada have regained momentum following the collapse of talks in August, while Mexico is pressing for relief from U.S. steel, aluminum and automobile tariffs by demonstrating tougher enforcement against Chinese and other third-country imports.
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