US-China Trade Tensions Rise Over Critical Mineral Export Bans
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The United States has criticized China's new export restrictions on critical minerals like gallium, germanium, and graphite, which are essential for both military and civilian technologies. The US State Department has vowed to take "necessary steps" to counter what it views as China's coercive actions, emphasizing the need to diversify supply chains away from China. This move by China follows the US's recent expansion of export controls on chipmaking equipment and the blacklisting of Chinese entities, escalating tensions between the two nations.
Topics:business#critical-minerals#export-restrictions#international-relations#national-security#supply-chain#us-china-relations
- US blasts China’s export ban on key minerals, vows ‘necessary steps’ South China Morning Post
- China Announces a Ban on Rare Minerals to the U.S. The New York Times
- China bans export of critical minerals to US as trade tensions escalate Reuters
- US expands list of Chinese technology companies under export controls The Associated Press
- China’s Trade Reprisals May Extend to Minerals Like Rare Earths Bloomberg
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