Wassenaar Arrangement

U.S. Passes CHIPS Act, Increasing Restrictions on China Lead to Rising Geopolitical Risk, Says Trendforce

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Monday, August 1, 2022

However, as the U.S. Congress is about to enter its August recess, the Senate and House of Representatives passed "H.R.

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  • However, as the U.S. Congress is about to enter its August recess, the Senate and House of Representatives passed "H.R.
  • The draft bill not only covers wafer manufacturing R&D and factory construction subsidies, tax incentives, etc., but also proposes additional restrictions.
  • TrendForce indicates that the only semiconductor companies currently investing in expansion/fabs in the US and China are TSMC and Samsung.
  • It is worth continuing to pay attention to how the U.S. CHIPS Act will restrict the Chinese investment of these two companies.

Former BIS Special Agent Donald Pearce Joins Torres Trade Advisory

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Thursday, January 20, 2022

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Expanding its team of former government investigators, Torres Trade Advisory, LLC has added Donald Pearce to its Global Risk, Monitorship, and Investigations Practice as a Senior Advisor.

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Expanding its team of former government investigators, Torres Trade Advisory, LLC has added Donald Pearce to its Global Risk, Monitorship, and Investigations Practice as a Senior Advisor.
  • Mr. Pearce joins TTA from the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") where he served as a Special Agent in the Office of Export Enforcement.
  • He is a subject matter expert in strategic trade control policy, transnational criminal investigations, and national security issues.
  • Torres Trade Advisory is a business advisory firm with offices in Dallas, Texas and Washington, D.C. focused on delivering strategic international trade guidance in areas such as customs risks and compliance, economic sanctions and export controls, operational compliance, corporate investigations, due diligence, and cybersecurity.