On October 9, the Ministry of Commerce issued Announcement No. 61 of 2025, imposing export controls on certain foreign rare earth-related items containing Chinese components. The new regulations clearly state that exports for military use are generally not permitted, and applications for advanced semiconductors and AI-related items with potential military use require case-by-case approval. Some provisions will take effect from December 1st, and items originally produced in China will be subject to these rules immediately.
Among them, Article 6 of Announcement No. 61 explicitly states that foreign applicants (i.e., specific foreign exporters) applying for export licenses for dual-use items must submit relevant documents in Chinese or entrust a domestic intermediary. This requirement discards the previous option of English, aiming to ensure transparency and compliance of the application, but it also increases the language barrier for foreign enterprises.
In addition, the annex of this announcement, including the item list and the "Compliance Notice" guidelines, are all in WPS format by金山 Office Software, rather than internationally common Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF, which has sparked heated online discussions.
Netizens believe that the WPS format highlights the application of domestic software and the rule-making power, while the Chinese application requirements further demonstrate the control intensity in details.
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