A MOFCOM spokesperson said the revision of the Catalog of Technologies
Prohibited or Restricted from Export follows Article 20 of the Foreign Trade Law
of the PRC, under which the State Council department in charge of foreign trade,
together with other relevant State Council departments, formulates and publishes
export prohibition/restriction catalogs. MOFCOM and the Ministry of Science
and Technology have repeatedly adjusted the Catalog since 2001, adding and
removing entries and establishing this as standard practice. The current
revision is routine, being carried out in accordance with law and regulations,
and is not aimed at any specific country, region or entity.
