China Pauses U.S.-Targeted Curbs on Gallium & Germanium

China pauses its U.S.-targeted curbs on gallium and germanium until 2026, reopening key chip-metal exports after the Xi–Trump thaw.
A screen shows news coverage of the meeting between US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping in South Korea, outside a shopping mall in Beijing on October 30, 2025. China pauses its U.S.-targeted curbs on gallium and germanium until 2026, reopening key chip-metal exports after the Xi–Trump thaw. (Photo: ADEK BERRY / AFP)

China’s Commerce Ministry MOFCOM said Sunday that it pauses, or suspending U.S.-targeted export curbs on gallium, germanium and antimony.

The suspension runs through November 27 next year and is reversible. Beijing will require exporters to obtain licenses and pass end-use and end-user checks, a move that keeps the option to tighten access if needed.

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