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China halts ban on export to US of some dual-use metals

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A demonstrator holds up a sign reading "Tariffs are bad" outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on November 5, 2025. [AFP]

China suspended an export ban to the United States that had targeted gallium, germanium and antimony, metals crucial for modern technology, Beijing's commerce ministry announced Sunday in a further de-escalation of the trade war with Washington.

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