China has announced a ban on exports to the United States of gallium, germanium and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22722087

China has near global monopolies on these exports, accounting for 98% of global gallium production, 93% of germanium production, and 49% of antimony production.

  • Alphane MoonMEnglish
    4•1 day ago

    I guess we’ll soon find out how good the US’s sanction busting system is.