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Beijing Expands Tech Export Controls Amid Global Tensions
China has unveiled a draft plan to impose new export bans on 14 key technologies, including artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and photovoltaic solar power. The proposed restrictions, announced by the Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology, aim to protect domestic industries and prevent technological leakage. The draft plan includes export bans on AI-driven technology for generating malicious code, certain cell and gene therapy platforms, and technology for producing solar cell modules. A one-month public consultation on the draft plan is set to begin, as reported by South China Morning Post.