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What's New — and Why It Matters
Site updates, case developments, and commentary from the founding members of EnforcementNOW.
NYT: China Is Squeezing Foreign Companies to Keep Their Supply Chains Close
A very concerning New York Times story today, and thank you to Alma for pointing it out. China's new supply chain security rules appear to create a framework under which foreign executives could be pressured, including through potential exit restrictions, if their companies curtail operations under foreign government pressure and disrupt supply chains. This is a very big development. Check it out in our Press & Resources page in the Media tab: China Is Squeezing Foreign Companies to Keep Their Supply Chains Close
Mayer Brown: DOJ Trade Fraud Task Force Signals Aggressive Enforcement Shift
From the car (while waiting for my daughter to come out of volleyball practice). I was speaking with a friend late last week who works at DOJ. He pointed me to an excellent Mayer Brown article which I've added to the media section. It offers a clear overview of DOJ's more aggressive trade fraud posture and practical guidance for industry and counsel on identifying exposure and responding to today's enforcement environment. Happy reading: https://www.mayerbrown.com/en/insights/publications/2026/02/cody-herche-new-head-of-doj-trade-fraud-task-force-signals-aggressive-enforcement-shift
The SAFE Act Is Monumental — And We Need to Promote It
I spoke to three different people today — a former CBP attorney now in private practice, a senior DOJ official working on trade crime, and a friend recently featured in Ana Swanson's New York Times piece on undervaluation and trade crime. All three, independently, praised Sen. Cassidy's proposed SAFE Act. No question: this bill is monumental. Helping people understand why it matters — both for U.S. industry and for the agencies tasked with enforcing our trade laws — needs to be one of the Alliance's core priorities going forward. We need to get smarter about how to push this into the media. I'm noodling on ideas. Anyone who has thoughts, angles, or interest in collaborating on a story, please reach out.
I Am Mission-Driven
11:39 p.m. Just spent three hours updating our website. I am mission-driven. Why? Because I was the beneficiary of something rare: unapologetic advocacy from the House Select Committee on China. My competitor was under investigation for trade crime. They had been raided by DHS, but DOJ had not issued an indictment. They still haven't. In this gap, the market could have kept looking the other way. The Committee changed that. Their letters — to the Attorney General, the head of DHS, USTR, and my customers — made clear that the matter was serious and could not just be ignored. People noticed. Some stepped back. That mattered. Without that pressure, my company would have taken more losses. I am grateful for that. I was given a gift. So I am paying it forward with my own time and creativity, pushing for systemic change so that other companies fighting bad actors have a real chance to survive. Along with five other founding members, I helped build this site in service of a broader movement for change. Together, we are building awareness with the media, staffers, politicians, agency personnel, industry members, and associations — all to build enough momentum that the people in power are compelled to understand and act. If you made it to this post — one of only a few — and want to learn more or lend your voice, reach out. Good night, David