Chinese leader Xi Jinping is expected to visit Washington on Sept. 24, just weeks before the current trade deal is set to expire.
The Department of the Treasury targeted sales agents in China, India, and Russia as well as the IRGC front company.
The president said critical minerals and materials are necessary for U.S. national defense and security.
Seven lawmakers gave Apple until Aug. 21 to disclose any testing involving the two companies and answer whether it will exclude their chips worldwide.

The company was aware of 176 field cases in the United States, but no rollaway incidents.
The ruling adds to the split between circuit courts on the matter.
A complaint submitted by a parents’ group did not say if or when the schools will make ‘MyGenderDolls’ products available to students.
Supporters of the proposition said the revised summary is unfair and misleading.
State lawmakers also demanded the suspect’s driving and voting records.

The defendant came to the United States on a tourist visa and will be deported to China after his prison term.
Four people died in the Georgia school shooting on Sept. 4, 2024.
This is the second-biggest cocaine seizure this year in the Southern District of California.
The cars can’t be sold in the United States. Yet Canada’s open door threatens American jobs and data security, analysts say.
The revamp, part of the president’s vision to beautify the nation’s capital, includes new parking areas, concourses, and entryways.
Insurers have gained enough experience with Medicare Part D to accurately price plans with no need for subsidies, CMS stated.
Lawyers filed several motions claiming the indictment over a photo of seashells is unconstitutional retaliation for Comey’s criticism of the president.
The procedural vote took place on the same day as Lindsey Graham’s funeral service in Washington.
‘There is simply no reason to fear these people who have done nothing but otherwise exercise peaceful freedom of religion,’ Sen. Dick Durbin said.
The leaders had their first face-to-face meeting since the start of the war with Iran in February.
Health of the AI spending boom could also influence the U.S. credit outlook.
The meeting comes after the U.S. president criticized the Israeli prime minister during a phone call in June.