Chinese #export controls on metals used in #semiconductor manufacturing: Tit-for-tat response to US, Japanese, and Dutch export controls on i.a. semiconductor chips / measures do not prevent export but will increase time, costs, and risks for rejection

↪ Diversification of supply chains
↪ Boost for EU Critical Raw Material Act
↪ #EUCOM to assess the compatibility of measures with #WTO law
↪ #EU anti-coercion tool? (proposed Act, not in force yet) - Measures may not be a high enough bar for tool