Global Regulatory Upheaval: US-China-Japan Tensions and US Supreme Court Rulings

규제/정책 | Tue Jun 30 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) | 7 sources

Major regulatory issues including China's expanded export controls on Japan, the US Supreme Court ruling on Fed independence, and controversy over the NextEra-Dominion merger.

Analysis

[China Ministry of Commerce] added 40 Japan defense-related entities to export control list ^[1]

Listed 20 entities including the National Institute for Defense Studies on the export control list
Included subsidiaries of Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Added 20 firms such as Terra Drone
Mitsui E&S
and OKI Electric to the watchlist
Banned transfer of dual-use items including rare earths

[US Supreme Court] blocked Trump's attempt to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook ^[2]^[3]^[4]

Denied President Trump's authority to dismiss Cook
Protected Federal Reserve independence
In a separate ruling
recognized presidential authority to remove heads of other regulatory agencies
Bloomberg columnist called it a 'self-contradictory ruling'

[Senator Angus King] urged rejection of the $67 billion NextEra-Dominion merger ^[6]

Sent a letter requesting rejection to FERC
Concerns over excessive concentration of power in a single company
Opposition to consolidation in the power industry

[Donald Trump] purchased Axon shares two weeks before ICE's $220 million Taser contract ^[7]

Bought up to $5 million in Axon shares on February 10
ICE issued a procurement notice for 17
800 Tasers on February 24
Bid specifications tailored to Taser 10
White House stated 'no conflict of interest'

[US Court] sentenced exiled Chinese businessman Miles Guo to 30 years for $550 million fraud ^[5]

Sought asylum in the US claiming persecution
Aligned with the MAGA movement
Convicted of $550 million fraud

Global Regulatory Upheaval: US-China-Japan Tensions and US Supreme Court Rulings

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