the move also comes as janet yellen met with the chinese ambassador ahead of her visit to china this week. michelle fleury has more. us treasury secretary janet yellin is heading to beijing and hers is the second trip by a cabinet official to china since ties between the world s two top economies deteriorated earlier this year. her goal is to study the relationship but she has her work cut out for her. ahead of her visit beijing said it was imposing export controls on two rare metals essential for making semiconductors. this is seen as a tit for tat response after the us, the netherlands and japan recently restricted chip exports to china. some say the move is aimed at giving china more leverage in future trade discussions. gallium and germanium, the two metals in question will be subject to export control starting august one. in a statement, the chinese ministry of commerce said it was to protect national security interest. china is the largest producer of gallium and german
in the manufacturing of semiconductors. the move by the chinese ministry of commerce targets the metals gallium and germanium which china is a major producer of. from next month exports of these metals will require a license. michelle fleury has more. us treasury secretary janet yellin is heading to beijing and hers is heading to beijing and hers is the second trip i a cabinet official to china since ties between the worlds to top economies deteriorated earlier this year. her goal is to study the relationship but she has her work cut out for her. ahead of her visit beijing said it was exposing imposing export controls on two rare metals essential for making semiconductor essentialfor making semiconductor is. this is seen as a tit for tat response after the us, the netherlands and japan recently wrist directed chip exports to china. some say the move is aimed at giving china more leverage in future trade discussions. gallium and germanium, the two medals in question will be
celsius, which is 0.9 celsius hotter than the previous record. but some environmental groups say the warmer temps are having big impacts on nature, with more reports of fish deaths and changes to flowers, affecting bugs and insects. some other stories now. parklife festival founder sacha lord has formally threatened legal action against the uk government over drug testing at festivals. he says festivals had been doing this for at least ten years until last month, when he was told a licence would be needed for the first time. but the government says the permits have always been required. and thousands have celebrated london pride over the weekend. the uk s biggest lg btq+ festival displayed colourful scenes as huge crowds joined the brightly coloured parades of floats, performers and dancers. and some good news for tennis fans wimbledon is back for another year. men s defending champ novak djokovic secured a win in the first round.
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