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China’s Export Restrictions on Germanium and Gallium  

Resilinc

In 2010, China restricted exports of rare earth elements to Japan following a territorial dispute, sending prices soaring and Japan scrambling to find alternative sources. In 2022, the US CHIPS and Science Act boosted domestic research and manufacturing of semiconductor chips which led to fewer purchases of semiconductors from China.

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Citius, Altius, Fortius… and Greatness

Tailwind

The last week I have been watching some of the events of the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, marveling once again at these amazing Olympic athletes. It conjured up so many wonderful memories of the time they were here in my hometown of Vancouver, BC, Canada during the Vancouver – Whistler 2010 Winter Olympics.