China is restricting the export of two little-known metals crucial to the semiconductor industry. It shows Beijing still holds important chips in its tech war with the West.
China and the US are getting increasingly ensnared in a chip war that has escalated since October.
A recent move by China to restrict the export of two little-known metals has again sent the semiconductor industry into a tailspin.China's commerce ministry and customs department said it plans to control the exports of two metals — gallium and germanium — along with several of their compounds from August 1 to"safeguard national security and interests."
Exporters can apply for export licenses if they want to continue shipping the products out of China, per the notice. Gallium and germanium are used in chip making, electronics, and solar products, so news of the export curb is seen as a retaliatory move by Beijing in the country's tech war with the West. of high-end chipmaking equipment abroad — a move that appears to be targeting China.
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