China’s Trade Reprisals May Extend to Minerals Like Rare Earths
Bloomberg reports that elements have been a feature of previous trade disputes. Germanium and gallium exports to the US already at zero.
China isn’t short of options when it comes to critical minerals that could be used as counters in a trade war with the US. Beijing’s ban on Tuesday covering sales to the US of gallium, germanium, antimony and superhard materials, and tighter controls on graphite, are likely an opening salvo in export controls that could be extended to dozens of... ...
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