On October 28, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration released a request for information (the RFI) to guide its formulation of the American AI Exports Program (the Program), with comments due November 28.

Over the weekend, the White House announced, as a part of its economic and trade relations deal with China, that the U.S. will suspend implementation of the Affiliates Rule (a/k/a the BIS 50 Percent Ownership Rule) effective November 10, 2025.

On November 1, 2025, President Trump announced the suspension, starting on November 10, 2025, for one year of the fees imposed by the U.S. Trade Representative stemming from the USTR’s China maritime investigation.