(ECNS) — China has launched a particular marketing campaign to crack down on the smuggling of strategic minerals since Could to forestall unlawful outflows, Chinese language Ministry of Commerce (MOC) spokesperson He Yongqian mentioned on Thursday at a press convention.
He acknowledged that strategic minerals reminiscent of antimony and gallium have clear dual-use attributes for each army and civilian functions, and imposing export controls on them aligns with worldwide widespread apply.
Related data may be discovered on the MOC web site, the spokesperson mentioned.
“China totally considers the respectable civilian demand from different international locations for these strategic minerals. We evaluation and approve export license purposes in accordance with legal guidelines and laws,” he added.
(By Zhang Dongfang)
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