China restricts exports of high-tech metals ahead of Yellen's visit
1 year, 6 months ago

China restricts exports of high-tech metals ahead of Yellen's visit

The Hindu  

China has imposed export curbs on two metals used in computer chips and solar cells, expanding a squabble with Washington over high-tech trade ahead of U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's visit to Beijing. China is the biggest global source of gallium and germanium, which are produced in small amounts but are needed to make computer chips for mobile phones, cars and other products, as well as solar panels and military technology. The United States has blocked Chinese access to advanced chips and the technology to manufacture them and has persuaded allies the Netherlands and Japan to limit exports of chipmaking tools. That threatens to delay or derail the ruling Communist Party's ambitions to make China more prosperous and increase its global influence by becoming a leader in clean energy, telecoms, artificial intelligence and other technologies.

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How China, India will navigate Trump’s bid for ‘tariffs, and tariffs alone’
2 days, 9 hours ago

How China, India will navigate Trump’s bid for ‘tariffs, and tariffs alone’

Live Mint  

As Donald Trump returns as the US President on 20 January, the world will closely watch his trade policies. During his first term, Trump initiated a trade war with China in 2018, imposing tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods, including steel, aluminium, solar panels and washing machines. China's trade surplus stood at $785 billion for the first 10 …

US effort to curb China’s and Russia’s access to advanced computer chips ’inadequate,’ report finds
3 weeks ago

US effort to curb China’s and Russia’s access to advanced computer chips ’inadequate,’ report finds

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON — The Commerce Department's efforts to curb China's and Russia's access to American-made advanced computer chips have been “inadequate” and will need more funding to stymie their ability to manufacture advanced weapons, according to a report published Wednesday by the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. The Biden administration imposed export controls to limit the ability of China and Russia …

China bans rare mineral exports to the U.S.
1 month ago

China bans rare mineral exports to the U.S.

NPR  

China bans rare mineral exports to the U.S. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Abigail Hunter of the nonpartisan organization SAFE about the Chinese government's recent ban on exports of rare minerals to the U.S. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Gallium, germanium, antimony - those are the minerals China says it's banning from export to the U.S. Those, along with what are called …

China’s ban on key high-tech materials could have broad impact on industries, economy
1 month ago

China’s ban on key high-tech materials could have broad impact on industries, economy

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — China has banned exports of key materials used to make a wide range of products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, radar systems and CT scanners, swiping back at Washington after it expanded export controls to include dozens of Chinese companies that make equipment used to produce advanced computer chips. China has banned, in principle, exports to the United States …

China fights back against US' new chip restrictions, blocks export of key minerals needed in chipmaking
1 month ago

China fights back against US' new chip restrictions, blocks export of key minerals needed in chipmaking

Firstpost  

Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced the restrictions, effective immediately, targeting gallium, germanium, antimony, and other key materials. It accused Washington of weaponising trade under the guise of national security China’s decision to block mineral shipments highlights its willingness to leverage its dominance in critical resources, as the country produces 98 per cent of the world’s gallium and 60 per cent …

Tech wars: Why has China banned exports of rare minerals to US?
1 month ago

Tech wars: Why has China banned exports of rare minerals to US?

Al Jazeera  

The two countries have imposed tit-for-tat export restrictions for months to hamper technological and AI development. Beijing’s announcement on Tuesday came just one day after the US ramped up restrictions on the export of advanced chips to China, which affects the country’s ability to develop advanced weapons systems and artificial intelligence. Washington’s ban also added 140 companies to its “entity …

China tightens curbs on exports of materials with chip-making applications to US
1 month ago

China tightens curbs on exports of materials with chip-making applications to US

Live Mint  

China will strengthen controls on U.S.-bound exports of some materials that are used in chip making and can have military applications, a move that comes amid rising trade tensions between the two countries. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday that it will ban exports of so-called dual-use materials to the U.S. for military purposes. A ministry spokesperson said the …

China bans exports of gallium and other key high-tech materials, hitting back at US chip sanctions
1 month ago

China bans exports of gallium and other key high-tech materials, hitting back at US chip sanctions

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China announced Tuesday it is …

China bans exports to US of gallium, germanium, antimony in response to chip sanctions
1 month ago

China bans exports to US of gallium, germanium, antimony in response to chip sanctions

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — China announced Tuesday it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications, as a general principle, lashing back at U.S. limits on semiconductor-related exports. “China has lodged stern protests with the U.S. for its update of the semiconductor export control measures, sanctions against Chinese companies, and …

China bans exports of minerals with high-tech use to U.S.
1 month ago

China bans exports of minerals with high-tech use to U.S.

LA Times  

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao speaks at a press conference on the sideline of the National People’s Congress in Beijing. “China has lodged stern protests with the U.S. for its update of the semiconductor export control measures, sanctions against Chinese companies, and malicious suppression of China’s technological progress,” Lin Jian, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said in a routine briefing …

China hits back against US chip crackdown
1 month ago

China hits back against US chip crackdown

Al Jazeera  

Beijing bans exports of critical minerals to US, and several industry groups tell companies to avoid US chips. China has banned exports to the United States of the critical minerals gallium, germanium and antimony, which have widespread military applications, escalating trade tensions the day after Washington’s latest crackdown on China’s chip sector. “China has been signalling for some time that …

US again targets China with more curbs on chip-related exports
1 month ago

US again targets China with more curbs on chip-related exports

China Daily  

The outgoing Biden administration has again moved to restrict China's technological advance with a new round of semiconductor-related export curbs affecting nearly 150 companies internationally. In the third round of sweeping technology restrictions in three years on China's companies, the US Commerce Department announced it would curtail exports to 140 companies by placing them on its Entity List. The new …

US again targets China with more curbs on chip-related exports
1 month ago

US again targets China with more curbs on chip-related exports

China Daily  

The outgoing Biden administration has again moved to restrict China's technological advance with a new round of semiconductor-related export curbs affecting nearly 150 companies internationally. In the third round of sweeping technology restrictions in three years on China's companies, the US Commerce Department announced it would curtail exports to 140 companies by placing them on its Entity List. The new …

AI and semiconductors: China hits out at latest US effort to block Beijing’s access to chip technology
1 month, 1 week ago

AI and semiconductors: China hits out at latest US effort to block Beijing’s access to chip technology

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Hong Kong/Washington CNN — The Chinese government has slammed America’s introduction of fresh export controls on US-made semiconductors that Washington fears Beijing could use to make the next generation of weapons and artificial …

Alarmed China over Trump victory plans to choke chip industry
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Alarmed China over Trump victory plans to choke chip industry

Firstpost  

As China dominates the supply of minerals needed to manufacture chips, it is expected to choke supplies in case Donald Trump ramps up the US-China trade war after assuming office in January Semiconductor chips are seen on a printed circuit board in this illustration picture taken 17 February, 2023. How China uses control of supply chains in trade war China …

China's Foreign Trade Soars to Record High in First Three Quarters
2 months, 3 weeks ago

China's Foreign Trade Soars to Record High in First Three Quarters

China Daily  

China's foreign trade grew significantly in the first three quarters of 2024, with both exports and imports increasing. The country's exports surged 6.2 percent year-on-year to 18.62 trillion yuan, while imports rose 4.1 percent year-on-year to 13.71 trillion yuan. The country's foreign trade hit a record high in the first three quarters with each quarter exceeding 10 trillion yuan.

China's Foreign Trade Soars to Record High in First Three Quarters
2 months, 3 weeks ago

China's Foreign Trade Soars to Record High in First Three Quarters

China Daily  

China's foreign trade grew significantly in the first three quarters of 2024, with both exports and imports increasing. The country's exports reached 18.62 trillion yuan, up 6.2 percent year-on-year, while imports rose to 13.71 trillion yuan, up 4.1 percent. This growth is attributed to China's optimization of its exported products, with exports of high-tech equipment increasing by 40 percent year-on-year …

China's Foreign Trade Soars to Record High in First Three Quarters
2 months, 3 weeks ago

China's Foreign Trade Soars to Record High in First Three Quarters

China Daily  

China's foreign trade grew significantly in the first three quarters of 2024, with both exports and imports increasing. The country's exports surged 6.2 percent year-on-year to 18.62 trillion yuan, while imports rose 4.1 percent year-on-year to 13.71 trillion yuan. The country's foreign trade hit a record high in the first three quarters with each quarter exceeding 10 trillion yuan.

US roll outs new export controls aimed at restricting China’s chip industry
4 months ago

US roll outs new export controls aimed at restricting China’s chip industry

Al Jazeera  

The United States has rolled out fresh export controls on quantum computers and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment amid concerns about the use of advanced technologies by rivals such as China. “Today’s action ensures our national export controls keep step with rapidly evolving technologies and are more effective when we work in concert with international partners,” Under Secretary for the Bureau of Industry …

After harming TikTok, Biden's latest checkmate will impact China in billions as US sharply hikes tariffs – India TV
7 months, 3 weeks ago

After harming TikTok, Biden's latest checkmate will impact China in billions as US sharply hikes tariffs – India TV

India TV News  

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a bundle of steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports including electric vehicles, computer chips and medical products, risking an election-year standoff with Beijing in a bid to woo voters who give his economic policies low marks. Biden will keep tariffs put in place by his Republican predecessor Donald Trump while …

China receives U.S. equipment to make advanced chips despite new rules: Report
1 year, 1 month ago

China receives U.S. equipment to make advanced chips despite new rules: Report

The Hindu  

November 15, 2023 06:04 pm | Updated 07:18 pm IST - WASHINGTON Chinese companies are buying up U.S. chipmaking equipment to make advanced semiconductors, despite a raft of new export curbs aimed at thwarting advances in the country's semiconductor industry, a report said on Tuesday. The 741 page annual report, released by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, takes …

Chinas Export Restrictions Stoke Fears About Battery Supply Chains
1 year, 2 months ago

Chinas Export Restrictions Stoke Fears About Battery Supply Chains

Huff Post  

A number of very large container ships carry out container handling operations at the automated terminal of Yangshan deep-water Port, Shanghai, China, July 21, 2023. NurPhoto via Getty Images China has slapped export controls on graphite, a key mineral used to make steel and electric car batteries, ratcheting up a trade fight with the United States over the technologies needed …

Business Matters | How does the China-U.S. chip war affect India?
1 year, 5 months ago

Business Matters | How does the China-U.S. chip war affect India?

The Hindu  

In an escalating trade war with the West, particularly the U.S., China brought in export curbs on two metals used in the manufacture of semiconductors and solar panels — germanium, gallium. It’s interesting that media reports have referred to the two metals in the same breath as rare earth elements. China’s recent export curbs on its germanium and gallium output …

Explained | Why is China limiting exports of raw materials?
1 year, 6 months ago

Explained | Why is China limiting exports of raw materials?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On July 3, in what is being seen as the country’s retaliatory move in the ‘chip war’, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced that it would implement export controls on items related to gallium and germanium. The U.S. Geological Survey had noted earlier, while talking about low-purity gallium production outside China, that producers have “most likely …

The ‘chip wars’ between the US and China will have far-reaching technological and military consequences
1 year, 6 months ago

The ‘chip wars’ between the US and China will have far-reaching technological and military consequences

The Independent  

The visit to China by the US Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, is being seen as an opportunity to seek a reset in the growing strategic confrontation between Washington and Beijing. “If restrictions targeting China’s high-technology sector continue, then countermeasures will escalate.” President Xi, along with others in the Chinese leadership, has accused the US of trying to enforce a “Cold …

Yellen criticizes Chinese treatment of U.S. companies during visit to revive relations
1 year, 6 months ago

Yellen criticizes Chinese treatment of U.S. companies during visit to revive relations

The Hindu  

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen criticized Chinese treatment of U.S. companies and new export controls on metals used in semiconductors during a visit on July 7 to Beijing to try to revive strained relations. “I am communicating the concerns that I’ve heard from the U.S. business community — including China’s use of non-market tools like expanded subsidies for its state-owned …

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits China as part of efforts to soothe strained relations
1 year, 6 months ago

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits China as part of efforts to soothe strained relations

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to tell Chinese officials that Washington wants healthy economic competition but will defend trade curbs imposed by the U.S. on security grounds and express concern about Beijing’s export controls on metals used in semiconductors and solar panels, a senior Treasury official said Thursday. Washington doesn’t support decoupling, or disconnecting U.S. and Chinese industries …

China’s restrictions on chip-making materials are ’just the start’, warns ex min
1 year, 6 months ago

China’s restrictions on chip-making materials are ’just the start’, warns ex min

Live Mint  

China's export control measures of chip-making materials is "just the start" and the country has more sanction measures and tools available, China Daily reported former Vice Commerce Minister Wei Jianguo as saying. " Meanwhile, according to Wall Street Journal, China set export restrictions on two minerals the US says are critical to the production of semiconductors, missile systems and solar …

China’s export curbs a ‘warning’ to US, state media says
1 year, 6 months ago

China’s export curbs a ‘warning’ to US, state media says

Al Jazeera  

State-run Global Times says China will not be ‘passively’ squeezed out of the global semiconductor supply chain. In an editorial published on Tuesday, the Global Times said Washington and its allies have sought to suppress China’s tech sector with no regard for the “potential damage the technological iron curtain may cause to global supply and industrial chains”. “Compared with the …

China restricts exports of high-tech metals in a slap at Washington ahead of Yellen’s visit
1 year, 6 months ago

China restricts exports of high-tech metals in a slap at Washington ahead of Yellen’s visit

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China has imposed export curbs on two metals used in computer chips and solar cells, expanding a squabble with Washington over high-tech trade ahead of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to Beijing this week. But Beijing has been slow to retaliate, possibly to avoid disrupting China’s fledgling developers of chips, artificial intelligence and other technology. China is the …

China Restricts Exports of Two Minerals Used in High-Performance Chips
1 year, 6 months ago

China Restricts Exports of Two Minerals Used in High-Performance Chips

Live Mint  

China set export restrictions on two minerals the U.S. says are critical to the production of semiconductors, missile systems and solar cells, a show of force ahead of economic talks between two rivals that increasingly set trade rules to achieve technological dominance. “If you don’t send high-end chips to China, China will respond by not sending you the high-performance elements …

China to restrict export of chipmaking materials in trade war with US
1 year, 6 months ago

China to restrict export of chipmaking materials in trade war with US

India Today  

China will control exports of some metals widely used in the semiconductor industry, its commerce ministry announced on Monday, the latest salvo in an escalating war over access to high-tech microchips between Beijing and the United States. The controls, which China said were aimed at protecting national security and interests, will require exporters to seek permission to ship some gallium …

China to restrict chip exports as US weighs new curbs
1 year, 6 months ago

China to restrict chip exports as US weighs new curbs

Al Jazeera  

Beijing says restrictions on exports of rare metals intended to ‘preserve security and national interests’. China has announced it will restrict exports of rare metals used to manufacture semiconductors due to national security concerns. Chinese exporters will need approval to send certain gallium and germanium products overseas from August 1 to “preserve security and national interests”, the Ministry of Commerce …

China urges WTO to sift U.S.-led chip export curbs
1 year, 9 months ago

China urges WTO to sift U.S.-led chip export curbs

The Hindu  

China has urged the World Trade Organization to scrutinize U.S.-led technology export restrictions aimed at curbing its ability to make advanced chips, state television said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the Commerce Ministry said Beijing was seriously concerned about Japan's export curbs on chip-making equipment and called for it to correct its "wrong practice". The move of the three nations in …

United States announces new export controls, restricts China's ability to buy, manufacture high-end chips
2 years, 3 months ago

United States announces new export controls, restricts China's ability to buy, manufacture high-end chips

Firstpost  

The rules, announced by the US Department of Commerce, include export restrictions on some chips used in supercomputing, and toughen requirements on the sale of semiconductor equipment Washington, United States: The United States announced new export controls Friday aimed at restricting China’s ability to buy and manufacture high-end chips with military applications, stepping up tensions between the countries. The rules, …

Commerce tightens export controls on high end chips to China
2 years, 3 months ago

Commerce tightens export controls on high end chips to China

Associated Press  

The Commerce Department is tightening export controls to limit China’s ability to get advanced computing chips, develop and maintain supercomputers, and make advanced semiconductors. The department said Friday that its updated export controls are focusing on these areas because China can use the chips, supercomputers and semiconductors to create advanced military systems including weapons of mass destruction; commit human rights …

New Restrictions in Order as US Takes Aim at China’s Semiconductor Industry Ambitions: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

New Restrictions in Order as US Takes Aim at China’s Semiconductor Industry Ambitions: Report

News 18  

The Biden administration is ramping up its efforts to contain China’s ability to make cutting-edge circuitry by preparing export controls which will further impact its semiconductor sector. China’s semiconductor industry growth could face a stumbling block as the US, South Korea and European countries could enforce joint export restrictions as they hold a near-monopoly over production and sales of key …

Shandong reports surging foreign trade in H1
3 years, 5 months ago

Shandong reports surging foreign trade in H1

China Daily  

East China's Shandong province saw its foreign trade surge by 42.2 percent year-on-year to 1.34 trillion yuan in the first half of this year, local authorities said on July 21. In June, the province's foreign trade totaled 263.05 billion yuan, up 54 percent year-on-year, hitting a record high and achieving year-on-year growth for 12 consecutive months According to official statistics, …

Trade, technology and security at risk in US-China feud
4 years, 5 months ago

Trade, technology and security at risk in US-China feud

Associated Press  

BEIJING — They have the largest economies in the world. The United States is China’s biggest single-country export market, even after President Donald Trump imposed punitive tariffs on Chinese goods. 3 market for American exporters, as well as a huge market for goods and services produced in China by U.S. companies ranging from General Motors Co. to Burger King. In …

When China wants ‘U.S. to return to reason’
5 years, 4 months ago

When China wants ‘U.S. to return to reason’

The Hindu  

The language used by a Foreign Ministry spokesperson is a barometer of what her government thinks of an issue. And, then came the punch line: “We hope that the U.S. can return to reason.” In 2018, Beijing was Washington’s largest goods trading partner with two-way trade totalling $659.8 billion. Punitive tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a fourth round of …

Why tiny magnets could be China’s destructive new trade-war weapon against US
5 years, 7 months ago

Why tiny magnets could be China’s destructive new trade-war weapon against US

Live Mint  

Shanghai: Rare earths are getting a lot of attention as a potential weapon China can wield in its deepening confrontation with the US. A block on shipments of rare earth metals and alloys to the US is “manageable if ex-China processing gets built out swiftly,” Citigroup Inc. analysts including Oliver Nugent wrote in a report. “The impact gets much more …

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