On the evening of August 28, 2020, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Science and Technology jointly published the revised Catalogue of Technologies Subject to Export Bans and Restrictions (the "Catalogue"), and answered reports' questions regarding the Catalogue , which has drawn heated discussion among business circles. To provide our perspective on this issue, we summarize and analyze in this article key issues related to technology export administration rules in China by referring to the Catalogue. We then attempt to compare relevant provisions of the Catalogue to similar industry concerns over restrictions on cross-border data transfers.