Author
Asst Prof Yifan Zhou
Organisation/Institution
China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL)
Country
CHINA
Panel
International Regulation of Trade
Title
American Export Control Regulations and China’s Technology Innovation: Implications for China and Others?
Abstract
Amid the rising US-China technology competition, export control systems have been frequently used by both sides to advance industrial interests and preserve national security. US Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) represents a modification of the existing US Export Administration Regulations (EAR) that directly targets China’s emerging technologies. It serves the strategic purposes of cutting off technological exchanges with China, isolating China and its technology innovation through alliances, and integrating ideology, national security and technical constraints. By so doing, implications for China and others are screening off its extraterritorial effects with domestic measures, calling for greater scrutiny on unilateral measures, and reinforcing international security through global governance.
Biography
Yifan Zhou has been an Assistant Professor of Law at the China University of Political Science and Law since August 2021. He holds a PhD in International Law from the Renmin University of China, a Master of Law (LL. M) from Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn NY and a Bachelor of Law (LL. B) from Wuhan University of China. His current research interests include International Law, Trade and Investment Law, and Innovation & Technology Governance. Yifan Zhou is a standing committee member of the Beijing International Economic Law Research Association, an attorney in China and New York, and Charted Financial Analyst, Level I. He has published several peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and contributed to a number of white papers and projects among which are the following: • Thoughts on Accelerating the Development of China into a World Highland of Science and Technology Innovation, People’s Tribune, Vol. 741: 7 (2022), 61-63. • Studies on the Proposals of the United States, European Union and Japan regarding the WTO’s Subsidies Rules Reform and China’s Responses, Pacific Journal, Vol. 30: 7 (2022), 74-86. • Restructuring international economic rules under the Belt and Road Initiative, chaired by Prof. Jin Huang, the China University of Political Science and Law and China Law Society, 2021. • A comparative study of the legal regulation of capital’s unregulated expansion in the cultural and entertainment industry in China, chaired by Prof. Xiaobo Fan, China University of Political Science and Law and China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 2021.
