China: Export controls on key semiconductor materials aren’t retaliatory

China’s new export controls on gallium and germanium are not a response to controls levied by the U.S. and its allies on semiconductor equipment and advanced chips, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. “China has always been committed to maintaining the security and stability of the global production and supply chain, and has always implemented fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory export control measures,” spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a daily press briefing. “It is an international common practice for the...