China has banned certain metal exports in retaliation to the US chip restrictions
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from Engadget2 months ago
The recent Chinese export ban on gallium, germanium, and antimony underscores rising tensions as the US tightens its technological export restrictions, affecting critical industries.
Engadgethttps://www.engadget.com/computing/china-has-banned-certain-metal-exports-in-retaliation-to-the-us-chip-restrictions-144005531.html
Gallium and germanium, essential for semiconductors, fiber optics, and solar cells, will now face limited US access due to China's newly implemented export restrictions.
Engadgethttps://www.engadget.com/computing/china-has-banned-certain-metal-exports-in-retaliation-to-the-us-chip-restrictions-144005531.html
With China controlling 98.8% of refined gallium and significant shares of germanium and antimony, the US will need to find alternative sources quickly to maintain supply chains.
Engadgethttps://www.engadget.com/computing/china-has-banned-certain-metal-exports-in-retaliation-to-the-us-chip-restrictions-144005531.html
Antimony's price surge of 228% this year reveals the immediate economic impact of the export ban, pushing the US to explore new resource deposits.
Engadgethttps://www.engadget.com/computing/china-has-banned-certain-metal-exports-in-retaliation-to-the-us-chip-restrictions-144005531.html
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