Chip wars: China restricts exports of rare-earths deemed ‘critical’ for U.S. security

Chip wars: China restricts exports of rare-earths deemed ‘critical’ for U.S. security

FPI / July 21, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct The communist regime in Beijing announced earlier this month that, starting on Aug. 1, it will impose restrictions on the export of two rare-earth minerals that are key to manufacturing advanced semiconductors. The two minerals, gallium and germanium, are listed by the U.S. government as “critical to the U.S. […]