This is a new episode in the rivalry between Beijing and Washington in technology. On Monday July 3, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced restrictions on the export of two rare metals which play an essential role in the design of semiconductors and of which it is the main world producer, report it Financial Times.
“From August 1, exports of gallium and germanium, two metals used for the manufacture of chips and electronic equipment, will be subject to special authorization, specifies a directive from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. It is officially ‘to safeguard national security and interests’.”
It is above all a question of responding to the measures already taken by the United States to limit sales of semiconductors to China and to the announced alignment of the Netherlands with American policy in order to
2023-07-04 14:00:59
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