On June 6, 2026, the National Symposium on Export Control Experts and the launch ceremony of China Export Control Development Report (2026) were hosted at Beijing Normal University. More than 20 distinguished experts and scholars from universities, research institutes and enterprises gathered for the event, including representatives from the University of International Business and Economics, the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation under the Ministry of Commerce, China Machinery Industry Information Research Institute, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, Sichuan University, Zhejiang University, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Central University of Finance and Economics, Chongqing University and Liaoning University. Co-organized by Beijing Normal University Business School (BNUBS), the conference featured an opening address delivered by Dean Professor Qi Yudong and was presided over by Professor Wei Hao.

The China Export Control Development Report marks the first specialized nationwide report dedicated to systematic research on export control issues. Centered on the theme From Compliance Response to Agenda-setting: Export Control and China’s Solutions Amid Major-Country Games, the 2026 edition analyzes emerging shifts in the international export control landscape amid intensifying global technological competition.

The report observes that as the connotation of national security expands and supply chain security gains heightened priority, export control has transcended traditional non-proliferation domains and evolved into an instrumental lever for technological rivalry and global technology governance among major powers. It identifies three prominent characteristics prevailing in contemporary international export control practices: expanding regulatory coverage, tightened binding rules, and deepened coordination among allied nations. Certain developed economies incorporate emerging technologies, foundational technologies, data and algorithm security, as well as human rights reviews into frameworks of export control and technology governance through extraterritorial application of domestic laws, formation of technical blocs, and value-laden rhetoric, thereby fostering an exclusive and asymmetric international rule-based order.

The report further notes that despite China’s standing as a pivotal global manufacturing powerhouse, trader of goods and technological producer, its clout in shaping international export control rulemaking remains insufficient. To bolster China’s capacity for agenda-setting in this field, the report proposes sustained efforts across four dimensions: philosophy, institutional framework, organizational coordination and international collaboration. First, China shall uphold the balanced pursuit of security and development to advance a more equitable and inclusive philosophy of global technology governance. Second, the domestic export control regulatory system shall be further refined to elevate institutional maturity and international influence. Third, coordination among governments, industrial players, academia and research institutions shall be reinforced to build an interdisciplinary, specialized policy research support system. Fourth, China shall proactively engage in international institutions and cooperative networks, deepen research on rules and lead agenda formulation in emerging sectors such as artificial intelligence, cross-border data flows and quantum technology, and gradually secure greater initiative and discourse power in the formulation of international norms.

During the panel discussion session, experts and scholars engaged in in-depth deliberations covering the evolution of export control regulations, technological security governance, stability of industrial and supply chains, and talent cultivation for export control. Participants reached a consensus that export control has emerged as a core domain reshaping global technology governance and international economic and trade rules. Faced with the evolving international export control architecture, China shall uphold multilateralism and open cooperation, further strengthen its capacity to formulate and shape international rules, and advocate for export control norms that are law-based, transparent and non-discriminatory. Such endeavors will enable China to contribute unique solutions to safeguarding stable global industrial and supply chains, as well as promoting peaceful utilization of technology and shared development worldwide.

Contributed by MIB Program Center

Edited by Wang Haicheng

Reviewed by Hu Conghui