Why China’s Critical Minerals Clout Is An Elemental Risk For Aerospace

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The Chinese Ministry of State Security announced on Nov. 4 that it had foiled a plan by smugglers to circumvent export controls on gallium, a critical mineral that plays an integral role in military semiconductors and whose production is concentrated in China. “National security authorities have...
Matthew Fulco

Matthew Fulco is Business Editor for Aviation Week, focusing on commercial aerospace and defense.

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