China chokes exports of semiconductor secret sauces gallium and germanium
China is imposing export restrictions on two elements used in semiconductors and other electronic components, a move likely to be viewed as a calculated response to Western restrictions on sales of chips and their production tech to the Middle Kingdom.
Gallium and germanium are both materials for which China is the largest global source. For example, China is said to be responsible for around 60 percent of the world's germanium, according to the, with the remainder coming from Canada, Finland, Russia and the United States.
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