As the elected president of the United States, Donald Trump prepares to implement a series of sanctions and additional tariffs against China, the Joe Biden administration, which is in its final days, has also made a new move towards Beijing. The U.S. has added 140 more Chinese companies to its blacklist, imposing the most comprehensive restrictions to date. Following sanctions aimed at preventing China's chip production capacity and the use of chips in military modernization, Beijing has suspended the export of critical products to the U.S. RETALIATION FROM CHINAThe Chinese Ministry of Commerce has banned the export of military-related mineral products to the U.S. These minerals include gallium and germanium, which are used in many products such as solar panels, lasers, night vision goggles, and computer chips, as well as antimony and superhard materials. The trade war has officially begun! China responds to the U.S. move with a 'jet' response involving '3 critical' products.
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