📢 U.S. has convinced Japan & Netherlands to join an expanded export embargo on #China, hindering chip production. 🚫🇨🇳🔌

In retaliation, China cites national security & controls exports of gallium and germanium, critical in #tech gadgets like lasers, displays, power transistors. 📲💻

Shocking fact: China controls a whopping 98% of global gallium production, key to modern weapons. 🌏💣🔐 #Semiconductors #TechNews #TradeWar