US closely scrutinizing export requests to China -Commerce Dept

2023-05-31 04:15

WASHINGTON The U.S Commerce Department is closely scrutinizing requests to send items to China and last year denied

WASHINGTON The U.S Commerce Department is closely scrutinizing requests to send items to China and last year denied or took no action on 26%, a senior official said in written Senate testimony released on Tuesday.

Commerce Department official Thea Rozman Kendler said in written testimony for a Senate Banking Committee hearing Wednesday that in 2022 the department reviewed 5,064 export and re-export license applications and about 26% were denied or returned without action.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chris Reese)