BEIJING: China will control exports of some metals widely used in the semiconductor industry, its commerce ministry announced on Monday (Jul 3), the latest salvo in an escalating war over access to high-tech microchips between Beijing and the United States. The controls, which China said were aimed at prot
BEIJING: China will control exports of some metals widely used in the semiconductor industry, its commerce ministry announced on Monday , the latest salvo in an escalating war over access to high-tech microchips between Beijing and the United States.
The move to manage exports of the rare elements that Beijing classifies as strategic, comes as Washingtonon the shipment of high-tech microchips to China, according to media reports. China's controls, to take effect from Aug 1, will apply to eight gallium-related products: Gallium antimonide, gallium arsenide, gallium metal, gallium nitride, gallium oxide, gallium phosphide, gallium selenide and indium gallium arsenide.
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