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July 4 (Reuters) - China has announced export restrictions on some gallium and germanium products, metals used in computer chips and other products, citing national security interests.

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[–] garwalut@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago

Here’s the thing about resource based export bans: prices will go up and as a result new producers/mines will enter the market. In time, new alternatives will be found, cost of production will go down, and china will loose its comparative advantage permanently.

[–] Candelestine@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

... you're supposed to cut access to those shortly before the war, to cause maximum headaches. If there's a war actually soon, then they picked the dumbest timing they possibly could. The west is in a state of partially mobilized war production, in an effort to supply Ukraine.

And US soldiers are not involved in any foreign wars for the first time in awhile. That lowers our threshold for hitting an America-fuck-yea moment significantly.

Primary Reference: https://youtu.be/LasrD6SZkZk

[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago
[–] moonwalker@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Haven't drank any coffee yet. Reading the title I thought this was going to effect the potato chip supply chain.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mmm. The melt-in-your-mouth flavour of gallium.

(It melts at like 30C if you're not familiar)

[–] moonwalker@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Lay's BBQ chips. New and improved gallium free recipe.

[–] Raphael@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago

USA: Sanctions China chip industry. China: Restricts some specific exports that affect the ship industry.

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