China Begins Ban of Rare Earth Minerals to the US
The move comes a day after the Biden administration expanded curbs on the sale of advanced American technology to China.
Posted by Leslie Eastman Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 08:00pm 37 Comments
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Legal Insurrection readers may recall my previous report on the Biden administration warning Beijing of its plans to update rules that curb shipments of AI chips and chipmaking tools to China.
Now, a day after Team Biden tightened Chinese access to advanced American technology, Chinese officials have ordered a halt to exporting several rare minerals to this country.
The ban signals Beijing’s willingness to engage in supply chain warfare by blocking the export of
Sales of gallium, germanium, antimony and so-called superhard materials to the United States would be halted immediately on the grounds that they have dual military and civilian uses, China’s Ministry of Commerce said. The export of graphite would also be subject to stricter review.
China is central to many global supply chains, but it generally refrained from clamping down on its own exports during the first Trump administration, preferring instead to take more limited actions like buying soybeans from Brazil instead of the United States. But senior Chinese officials are worried that President-elect Donald J. Trump plans more stringent policies during his coming term in office.
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