07/07/2023 (Agence Europe) – At a meeting at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 6 and 7 July, the EU and six other WTO members expressed their concerns about the export restrictions imposed by Beijing on gallium and germanium (see EUROPE B13215A26). In response, the Chinese authorities said that its measure was not an export ban per se, but a control designed to “maintain the security and stability of supply chains”, which is a common international practice for dual-use goods, they...