Both gallium and germanium are key to chipmaking, and Chinese exporters of the metals now need to obtain an export licence for dual-use items and technologies

China is the world's top graphite exporter and refines more than 90% of the world's graphite into the material used in virtually all EV batteries

A report from US investment giant Jefferies said this week Huawei had usurped Apple as the smartphone-maker with the biggest share of China's market

Chinese foundries that would earlier use only a small amount of equipment from domestic firms, now want "as few foreign machines as feasible"

The 17 websites were part of a scheme to evade sanctions and fund Pyongyang's weapons programme; they followed the seizure of $1.5m obtained by scams undertaken by the same group, US officials say

Analysts say BRI’s shift from investment intensive projects like dams to high-tech ones comes amid Xi's push to export Chinese ideas about governance

Updated Biden Administration rules also blacklisted Chinese chip designers Biren and Moore Threads, set up by former Nvidia employees

China's deepening property crisis has added to the pressure on local municipalities, with developers in no shape to buy new plots of land and provide some revenue

Liu Liange is the latest influential Chinese figure from the $57 trillion financial industry to face scrutiny amid Xi Jinping’s signature anti-graft campaign

US officials are fine-tuning export restrictions imposed on computer chips sold to China; new rules are likely to be announced this week, sources have said

Putin’s trip comes at a crucial time for China’s Xi, who is also likely to meet with US President Joe Biden next month

The data released by China’s customs department marked a small improvement for the country, which saw an 18.5% decline in chip imports in the first half of the year