The Chinese communist regime further expanded export controls on rare earth elements on Oct. 9, specifically barring defense and semiconductor companies outside China from accessing the critical metals.
Items containing more than 0.1 percent of rare earth ingredients sourced from China will require export licenses, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said in a statement. The curbs are set to take effect on Dec. 1.
In a separate release, the ministry announced that certain rare earth technology and equipment were added to its export control list.
Later that day, the ministry announced that certain lithium-ion batteries, graphite cathodes, and artificial diamonds would also require approval from Beijing. Additionally, five more rare earth elements—holmium, erbium, thulium, europium, and ytterbium—will be subjected to licensing requirements. These new export controls will take effect on Nov. 8….
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