Exports of rare earths now require special licenses, but Beijing has yet to fully establish a system for issuing them, the New York Times reported.
  • ms.laneEnglish
    121•5 days ago

    but why include Japan and Germany in this?

    To stop US companies routing shipments through Germany and Japan.

    • @Mirshe@lemmy.worldEnglish
      29•5 days ago

      Precisely this. You route a shipment to an un-tarriffed/un-embargoed country, usually to a shell company or something, and then ship it to wherever using THAT country as the country of origin. It’s a pretty common way of avoiding arms embargoes.