Tag: Semiconductors

  • Rare Earth Rift

    Washington issues its sharpest warning yet over Beijing’s widening export controls on rare earths and strategic minerals, as prices spike, enforcement tightens and both capitals signal they would rather decouple than blink. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2026 – The United States closed the week with a blunt public warning to China over its expanding rare earth…

  • Helium Halt

    Beijing pauses helium exports to shield chipmakers and hospitals from a global shortage, while MOFCOM promises to recalibrate the ban as supply and demand shift. BEIJING, July 16, 2026: China’s Ministry of Commerce moved on Thursday to steady a nervous global gas market, saying it will adjust its newly imposed export controls on helium in…