Zach Tomatz

Senior Manager, Business Advisory Services

Washington, DC

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Zach is a senior manager of business advisory services at the US-China Business Council. His work focuses on industrial policy, standards, and export controls. Before joining USCBC, he worked on trade and supply chain issues at the American Chemistry Council. He holds a master’s degree in International Trade and Economic Diplomacy from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, with a language specialization in Chinese. He has a BA in History from the University of North Florida and studied Chinese at Shaanxi Normal University. Outside of US-China commercial relations, Zach is fascinated with Tang and Qing dynasty history and enjoys various outdoor hobbies.

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The Biden Administration’s 11th-Hour Policymaking Flurry
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The Biden Administration’s 11th-Hour Policymaking Flurry

During its final month in office, the Biden administration has released a slew of measures regulating commercial relations with China, capping off years of work in some areas and jumpstarting new types of rulemaking in others. Recent measures include precedent-setting export controls on the semiconductors needed to power artificial intelligence (AI) models, new blacklistings, and a Section 301 investigation.

Zach Tomatz, Erin Slawson
US and China Trade Blows with Export Restrictions on Chokepoint Technologies
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US and China Trade Blows with Export Restrictions on Chokepoint Technologies

The United States on December 2 released the third iteration of controls on the export of advanced chips and chipmaking equipment to China, as well as outright bans on exports to certain Chinese companies. These new US rules are technically challenging and will require significant overhauls to semiconductor companies’ compliance architectures.

Zach Tomatz
New Regulations on Dual-Use Items Bolster China’s Export Control Regime
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New Regulations on Dual-Use Items Bolster China’s Export Control Regime

China’s new Export Control Regulations on Dual-Use Items, released in October, grant the Chinese government the authority to require a license to export certain covered products, technologies, and services that are found in, or can be used to produce, certain chemical, biological, missile, and nuclear items.

Zach Tomatz, Yan Yu
Week in Review: Biden Administration Releases Updated Proposed Rule on Transfer of US Persons’ Data
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Week in Review: Biden Administration Releases Updated Proposed Rule on Transfer of US Persons’ Data

The Department of Justice on Monday released the second iteration of a proposed rule to implement an executive order aimed at preventing certain entities from accessing US persons’ data. First introduced in February, the rule would limit the transfer of sensitive US personal data to countries of concern, including China.

USCBC Government Affairs, Zach Tomatz
Understanding China’s Xinchuang Initiative
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Understanding China’s Xinchuang Initiative

At a tech conference last month, Minister of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) Jin Zhuanglong praised the advancement of China’s domestically-developed software, AI, and associated technologies. He promised to expand government support for the ecosystem as part of China’s xinchuang—or innovation technology application innovation (ITAI)—initiative.

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