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
beijing. china has slapped export controls on two rare metals used in the manufacture of semiconductors. the move by the chinese ministry of commerce targets the metals gallium and germanium. china is a major producer of both. from august, exports of these metals will require a licence. michelle fleury has more. us treasury secretary janet yellen is headed to berlin, 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 got her work cut out for her. ahead of her visit beijing said he was imposing export controls on two rare medals essential for making semiconductors. the measures are 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 for tub gallium and a germanium the two mentals in question, wi
wimbledon is back for another year. men s defending champ novak djokovic secured a win in the first round. he s going for a record 24th grand slam. and time now to leave you with ten seconds of panda cuteness. zin zin has been celebrating her 33rd birthday with a specially made apple cake at her home in a mexico city zoo. she is one of the six longest lived pandas in the entire world. and you re all caught up now. see ya later! this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. the german government has pledged to put fighting climate change at the heart of its agenda. it has just hosted world leaders to help lay the groundwork for international talks in november. but for many, the two week long gathering failed to make sufficient progress on climate finance and the pace of cuts in carbon pollution. my guest isjennifer morgan, germany
smog from wild fires in canada, blankets new york and large parts of the east of the usa. nearly 100 million people could be affected. supermarkets are seeing a massive change in the way we shop. news research shows we re buying groceries less often since the pandemic, and the shift to online has slowed. i ll be taking a look. good morning. today s weather is very similar to yesterday. as we head to the weekend it is going to turn hotter and more humid by day and by night and we are looking at the chance of some thundery downpours. all of the details later in the programme. our main story. west ham fans have been celebrating into the night after the club won its first major trophy for more than a0 years. a 90th minute goal by jarrod bowen saw the hammers beat italian side fiorentina 2 1 in the europa conference league final in the czech capital prague. mike is there for us this morning. good morning, mike. i m surprised it s a quiet but i do and there are not still revellers