{"id":10228,"date":"2025-11-09T09:07:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T09:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/beijing-lifts-restrictions-on-gallium-germanium-and-antimony-exports-to-us\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T09:07:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T09:07:59","slug":"beijing-lifts-restrictions-on-gallium-germanium-and-antimony-exports-to-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/beijing-lifts-restrictions-on-gallium-germanium-and-antimony-exports-to-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Beijing lifts restrictions on gallium, germanium and antimony exports to US"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BEIJING, Nov 9 — China suspended an export ban to the United States that had targeted gallium, germanium and antimony, metals crucial for modern technology, Beijing’s commerce ministry announced today in a further de-escalation of the trade war with Washington.<\/p>\n

The restrictions banned the export of so-called dual-use goods, materials that can have both civilian and military applications.<\/p>\n

Imposed in December 2024, the ban will now be suspended until November 27, 2026, Beijing’s commerce ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The announcement comes after leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump met on October 30 in South Korea and agreed to walk back some punitive measures imposed during their tit-for-tat tariff escalation.<\/p>\n

At one point, duties on both sides had reached prohibitive triple-digit levels, hampering trade between the world’s two largest economies and snarling global supply chains.<\/p>\n

Throughout the trade war, China has sought to leverage its chokehold over the critical minerals underpinning everything from smartphones to advanced military technology.<\/p>\n

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Gallium, germanium and antimony are not classed as rare earth elements but are crucial for entire sectors of the economy.<\/p>\n

China accounts for 94 per cent of the world’s production of gallium—used in integrated circuits, LEDs and photovoltaic panels—according to a report by the European Union published in 2024.<\/p>\n

For germanium, essential for fibre optics and infrared, China makes up 83 per cent of production.<\/p>\n

Antimony is used both in battery technology and by the arms industry to reinforce armour plating and ammunition.<\/p>\n

In its brief statement, the commerce ministry also announced the easing of restrictions on exports of graphite-related products, which had likewise been banned under the controls on dual-use goods.<\/p>\n

These are the latest de-escalation measures taken by Beijing since the Xi-Trump meeting.<\/p>\n

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On Wednesday, China announced that it would extend the suspension of additional tariffs on US goods for one year, keeping them at 10 per cent.<\/p>\n

The Asian giant also said it would cease applying additional tariffs imposed since March on soybeans and a number of other US agricultural products.<\/p>\n

These measures had severely impacted a key source of Trump’s political support, farmers.<\/p>\n

Trump announced at the end of October that China had agreed to suspend for one year the restrictions imposed on October 9 on the export of rare earths technology.<\/p>\n

Rare earths are a strategic field dominated by China and are essential for manufacturing in defence, automobiles and consumer electronics. — AFP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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BEIJING, Nov 9 — China suspended an export ban to the United States that had targeted gallium, germanium and antimony, metals crucial for modern technology, Beijing’s commerce ministry announced today in a further de-escalation of the trade war with Washington. The restrictions banned the export of so-called dual-use goods, materials that can have both civilian and…<\/p>\n

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