China Mulling Export Applications for Germanium, Gallium, Commerce Ministry Says
Beijing has so far received multiple license applications from Chinese companies seeking to export gallium and germanium, a spokesperson for China’s Commerce Ministry told reporters this week. The ministry is reviewing the applications for the metals -- which are used to produce semiconductors and became subject to new Chinese export license requirements on Aug. 1 (see 2307050018 and 2308150028) -- and will make decisions on whether to grant them after “comprehensive consideration of national security and interests, international obligations, end users and end uses, etc.”
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The controls are “prudent and moderate, with the purpose of safeguarding national security and better fulfilling international obligations,” the spokesperson said, according to an unofficial translation. “The Ministry of Commerce will timely adjust and improve the export control list of dual-use items in accordance with the provisions of the Export Control Law.”