The Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) of the People’s Republic of China (“China”) published the draft Export Control Law (“ECL”) for public comments via a circular on 16 June 2017. If enacted, the ECL will be the first set of comprehensive and unified export control legislation in China, which is aimed at upgrading the country’s existing regime consisting of various administrative regulations and rules. The ECL is still in the draft form and no further update has been announced since its publication last year, but it is widely expected to be introduced in the National People’s Congress within 2018.