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What Are Gallium and Germanium? Niche Metals Hit by China Curbs

  • China will limit exports of two key metals from August
  • It’s the latest step in a tit-for-tat trade war on technology
Bloomberg business news
WATCH: China’s tit-for-tat trade war on technology with the US and Europe is escalating. Stephen Engle reports.Source: Bloomberg

China is clamping down on exports of two obscure yet crucial metals in an escalation of the trade war on technology with the US and Europe.

But what exactly are gallium and germanium and how important are they? Here’s a quick recap: