Rubio: BIS should adopt presumption-of-denial standard for China

All export license applications for products destined to China should be considered under the presumption of denial, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) told Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Tuesday, citing China’s ability to avoid U.S. export controls on advanced semiconductors. Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security has in recent years levied a series of export controls aimed at preventing China from obtaining advanced semiconductors and semiconductor equipment. But Rubio, citing recent reports in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times...