Daily Memo: Chinese Export Controls, SCO Summit

Beijing hit back at Western export curbs.

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Beijing retaliates. China imposed export controls on gallium and germanium, two minor metals used in everything from semiconductors to solar panels to sensors in defense systems. From Aug. 1, exporters will need state permission to ship gallium, germanium and their derivatives out of the country. The announcement came as the U.S., Japan and the Netherlands […]

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