The announcements back in April 2025 of the imposition of export controls of rare earth elements by the Ministry of Commerce, which were followed by the now suspended 9^th October announcements, have brought this policy instrument to the forefront of European business’ in China’s considerations, not only from the point of view of supply chain resilience and risk management, but as importantly, from the perspective of compliance. While companies may now be largely familiar with the licence application processes, there is still a lack of clarity around how this framework will evolve in the future. In particular, two key questions raised by industry at the moment have been regarding what a potential general licence scheme will look like, and how some of the suspended measures – most notably the extraterritorial export controls – would be implemented if imposed after the one-year suspension.

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to our next Export Control Task Force meeting, where Mr Guoxun (Kevin) Zhang, Senior Consultant at the Zhong Lun Law Firm Beijing office, will provide an overview of China’s export control regime and cover some of these outstanding questions. The meeting will take place offline in Beijing (where the speaker will be joining in person) and online on 4^th December from 11:00 to 12:15. Please find below the draft agenda:

Agenda

11:00-11:05       Opening Remarks

11:05-11:25       Presentation by Mr Zhang

11:25-12:10       Discussion and Q&A

12:10-12:15       Closing remarks

Members are actively encouraged to submit questions to our speaker in advance when they register.

Speakers

Mr. Guoxun (Kevin) Zhang

Senior Counsel, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Mr. Guoxun (Kevin) Zhang

Senior Counsel, Zhong Lun Law Firm

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Mr. Guoxun Zhang is a Senior Counsel of Zhong Lun Law Firm.
Prior to his legal career, he worked in the Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce of China, the Industrial Security and Import and Export Control Bureau of the same ministry, and the Department of American and Oceanian Affairs. This distinguished background has granted him a deep understanding of import & export control laws within the frameworks of Chinese, US, and EU legal systems, as well as considerable practical experiences in both investigation and advisory capacities.
Currently, Mr. Zhang primarily practices in import & export control and sanctions, providing compliance consulting services to many high-tech companies and financial institutions.
In recent years, he has developed extensive expertise in assisting Chinese companies in responding to US export control investigations and achieving removal from blacklists, as well as building corporate compliance mechanisms. His capabilities are most prominent in comprehensive compliance system development, overseas compliance system development, export control and sanctions compliance, and national security review of cross-border investment.

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