China, Gallium and Other Dual-Use Items Control U.S. Exports... Retalies U.S. Semiconductor Sanctions

China will ban U.S. exports of items that can be used for dual purposes, such as gallium and germanium from China, starting today (3rd) in retaliation for additional U.S. sanctions on semiconductors with China.

"To protect national security and interests, China has decided to strengthen export controls on dual-use items in accordance with laws such as the Export Control Act," China's commerce ministry said in a question-and-answer post on its website today.

As a result, exports of dual-use items such as gallium, germanium, and antimony, which are key materials such as semiconductors, solar panels, and optical fibers, will be banned from the United States.

"In recent years, the U.S. has overstretched its concept of national security, politicized and weaponized economic, trade and scientific and technological issues," China's Commerce Ministry said in reference to the background of export controls.

The move comes a day after the U.S. announced additional export controls for high-performance semiconductors to China.

Earlier, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Industrial Security Administration announced a plan to control exports of semiconductors to China yesterday (2nd), putting high-bandwidth memory and HBM, which are essential for artificial intelligence development, under regulation.