China Restricts Export of Chipmaking Metals in Clash With US

  • Beijing will limit gallium and germanium exports from Aug. 1
  • Both metals are indispensable for producing some chips
WATCH: China’s tit-for-tat trade war on technology with the US and Europe is escalating. Stephen Engle reports.Source: Bloomberg

China imposed restrictions on exporting two metals that are crucial to parts of the semiconductor, telecommunications and electric-vehicle industries in an escalation of the country’s tit-for-tat trade war on technology with the US and Europe.

Gallium and germanium, along with their chemical compounds, will be subject to export controls meant to protect Chinese national security starting Aug. 1, China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement Monday. Exporters for the two metals will need to apply for licenses from the commerce ministry if they want to start or continue to ship them out of the country, and will be required to report details of the overseas buyers and their applications, it said.

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China Restricts Export of Chipmaking Metals in Clash With US