Tag: gallium

Most thought-provoking reader comment of the week [2/23/20206]

From Moon of Alabama comments section: Kevin Walmsley (Inside China Business) details how the lack of access to gallium has the Pentagon taking deliveries of F35s without radar, but instead having ballast placed in the nose to maintain the weight and balance profile. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfat53Oe_Js I wrote about this over a year ago that China would […]

China ends tech metal ban following Xi-Trump summit in Korea

TRT WORLD  November 9, 2025 Suspension of China’s tech metal ban on gallium, germanium and antimony supports semiconductors chips and electronics supply China suspended an export ban to the United States that had targeted gallium, germanium and antimony, metals crucial for modern technology, including semiconductors, Beijing’s commerce ministry announced. The restrictions banned the export of […]