China has banned the export of important raw materials and goods...

China has banned the export of important raw materials and goods for civil and military purposes to the USA . Gallium, germanium and the semi-metal antimony are affected with immediate effect , the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing announced. The raw materials are important for the arms industry and chip manufacturers. China, as an important country of origin for the metals, had already restricted their export. Export controls for graphite would be further tightened, it was said.The agency justified the move by saying that the United States had politicized economic, trade and technical issues and used them as a weapon. Washington had unjustifiably restricted the export of products to China for reasons of national security and had included numerous companies in sanctions lists, a spokesman said............................!! - ??