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Date: 06/12/2024

China curbs gallium, germanium, antimony export to the US

China will ban exports of dual-use items related to gallium, germanium, antimony and superhard materials to the US with immediate effect, its commerce ministry said, a day after Washington’s latest crackdown on China’s chip sector. The ministry’s directive, which cites safeguarding national security and interests, also requires a stricter review of end-usage for graphite dual-use items shipped to the United States. The curbs strengthen enforcement of existing limits on exports of the critical minerals that Beijing began to roll out last year. But they apply specifically to the United States, in the latest escalation of trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies in the run-up to President-elect Donald Trump taking office. China’s ban comes after the US launched its third crackdown in three years on China’s semiconductor industry, curbing exports to 140 companies, including chip equipment maker Naura Technology Group, as per a report.
 
source: Exim News Service: Beijing, Dec. 5