19 h. ago China signals readiness on rare earth talks, approves more exports

China has approved some qualified rare earth export applications and is ready to deepen dialogue with nations over export controls, the Ministry of Commerce said as the strategic resource continued to take centre stage in Beijing’s trade negotiations with the United States. “We’ve observed growing global demand for medium and heavy rare earths in civilian sectors such as robotics and new energy vehicles, as these industries continue to expand,” the ministry said in a statement posted on its...

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60 h. ago Trade to tech war: why Trump picked his export control head for next China talks

Trade to tech war: why Trump picked his export control head for next China talks  South China Morning Post

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64 h. ago How China’s embrace of rare earth export controls is hitting the global car industry

How China’s embrace of rare earth export controls is hitting the global car industry  Fortune

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3 d. ago EU to China: your ‘impressive rise’ must not crush our industries

The European Union’s trade chief Maros Sefcovic has warned China that its “impressive rise must not come at the expense of the European economy” as the bloc continues to push for Beijing to loosen export controls on rare earths and act on trade diversion. Speaking in Brussels on Thursday, two days after meeting Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, Sefcovic stated that “China has a responsibility to match its support for multilateralism with full respect for the rules meant to ensure fairness...

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3 d. ago Auto industry sounds the alarm as China's rare earth curbs start to bite

Auto industry sounds the alarm as China's rare earth curbs start to bite  CNBC

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4 d. ago EU pushes China to address ‘alarming’ rare earth export controls

The EU has urged China to stop restricting the export of rare earth minerals and magnets, with the bloc’s trade chief saying its industries are in an “alarming situation”. The request was made during a meeting between the sides’ top commerce officials in Paris on Tuesday. It comes as sectors across Europe raise the alarm about a shortage of rare earths, which are used to manufacture hi-tech goods ranging from electric cars and smartphones to military tanks and aircraft. “I informed my Chinese...

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4 d. ago China Rare Earth Crackdown: Beijing Tightens Export Control Amid Global Shortages

China Rare Earth Crackdown: Beijing Tightens Export Control Amid Global Shortages  Deccan Herald

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4 d. ago EU Raises With China the ‘Alarming’ Rare Earth Supply Disruption

EU Raises With China the ‘Alarming’ Rare Earth Supply Disruption  Bloomberg.com

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4 d. ago China’s top three EDA firms under spotlight after US ban on chip design tools

Chinese semiconductor design software vendors Empyrean Technology, Primarius Technologies and Semitronix are in the spotlight after Washington directed the world’s leading electronic design automation (EDA) suppliers to halt sales on the mainland under new US export restrictions. Top EDA suppliers Cadence Design Systems, Synopsys and and Siemens EDA recently confirmed that they had received notices from the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security about the new export controls of...

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4 d. ago ‘Getting seriously worse’: EU firms sound alarm over China’s rare earth curbs

Chinese government restrictions on the export of rare earth elements have forced some European companies to halt production using the highly sought-after minerals essential for making smartphones and electric vehicles. The measures announced by Beijing on April 4 were seen as retaliation against US President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs”, but European industry now warns it is being caught in the crossfire. The EU Chamber of Commerce in China has held several meetings with China’s Ministry...

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4 d. ago How is China ramping up controls on critical mineral exports amid row with US?

Parts of China that are rich in critical minerals are stepping up enforcement of tighter export controls as the country doubles down on its dominance of world supplies in the face of increasing pressure from the United States. China, the world’s biggest producer of critical minerals, supplies 92 per cent of the refined rare earth elements that are essential in the production of consumer electronics, electric vehicles and hi-tech defence systems. Its export controls mean companies must obtain...

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6 d. ago US efforts to coerce China into trade concessions ‘will not work’, analysts say

US President Donald Trump’s attempts to force Beijing back to the negotiating table by piling “extreme pressure” on the Chinese economy through a barrage of export controls are doomed to fail, analysts said. Washington has unveiled new curbs on the sale of jet engine and chip design technologies to China in recent days, as Trump insisted in a social media post that he would no longer be “Mr Nice Guy” on trade. But Beijing responded with a stinging rebuke on Monday, with the Ministry of Commerce...

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6 d. ago Nvidia reportedly developing new AI chip for China that meets export controls – B30 could include NVLink for creation of high

Nvidia reportedly developing new AI chip for China that meets export controls – B30 could include NVLink for creation of high-performance clusters  Tom's Hardware

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9 d. ago China calls out Trump for 'abuse' of semiconductor export controls

China calls out Trump for 'abuse' of semiconductor export controls  CNBC

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9 d. ago US export controls: a delay, but not a grounding, for China’s aircraft engines

Washington’s technology-export restrictions targeting Chinese plane makers this week will delay China’s jet engine indigenisation process in the near term, but any setback will only harden resolve in Beijing for tech self-reliance to test and launch a home-grown engine, analysts said on Friday. United States officials have reportedly suspended some sales of technologies linked to jet engines that could be built for Chinese state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China’s (Comac) civilian...

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1 week ago Nvidia ‘considering’ new AI chip for China but rules out Hopper series

Nvidia said a new artificial intelligence (AI) chip for the Chinese market is not ready although it is considering such a plan, as US export controls continue to cloud the outlook for the tech giant in the world’s second largest economy. “The key is to understand the limits and see if we can come up with interesting products that could continue to serve the Chinese market,” Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang, 62, said during the company’s post-earnings call on Wednesday. “We don’t have anything...

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1 week ago Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang touts US manufacturing plans, warns China export controls threaten US chip lead

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang touts US manufacturing plans, warns China export controls threaten US chip lead  Yahoo Finance

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1 week ago China May Ease Rare Earths Export Controls for EU Semiconductors

China May Ease Rare Earths Export Controls for EU Semiconductors  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

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2 w. ago China Asks Dutch to Ease Chips Export Controls, Minister Says

China Asks Dutch to Ease Chips Export Controls, Minister Says  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago Jensen Huang blasts U.S. curbs on the sale of Nvidia chips to China: ‘Export control was a failure’

Jensen Huang blasts U.S. curbs on the sale of Nvidia chips to China: ‘Export control was a failure’  Fortune

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