Other factories producing staple foods are being inspected, and ordered to concentrate on making price-controlled goods.

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He reportedly was also involved in the official governmental reviews of items on the list of controlled goods and technologies.

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Indeed, this week the Administration is putting forward a proposal advanced by the Department of Commerce to the members of the Coordinating Committee on Multilateral Export Controls (COCOM) which will cut the current list of controlled goods and technology by as much as 50 percent.

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So many goods controlled by one company raises the prospect of competition investigations in territories where the companies trade.

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State-controlled manufacturers sell goods on the global market and buy up natural resources.

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Second, American businesses lobby for a softer line and for rule-changes at home to allow them to sell more in China, particularly for high-tech goods previously controlled on security grounds.

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Their purpose: to finalize an agreement that would drastically reduce the list of dual-use goods and technologies controlled by the West for national security purposes.

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During the interim period, it will be up to the Secretary of Commerce (not the Secretary of Defense) to determine what goods and technologies should be controlled for national security purposes.

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Although there is increased consumption of the goods manufactured by Chinese companies in China, consumption is being controlled in order to ensure that the balance of trade remains positive.

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