In the not so distant future, both China and the United States could be at war, triggering the most significant global crisis since World War Two.

Trade tensions between China and the United States just keep ratcheting higher. In the latest tit-for-tat move, China’s commerce ministry on Dec. 3 said it would not permit the export of dual-use - military and civilian - items related to gallium,

Senior Chinese officials are reportedly worried that President-elect Donald Trump is planning more stringent policies for his coming term in office.

The restrictions are on "dual-use" minerals gallium, germanium and antimony, that have both military and civilian applications.

The United States announced new export restrictions Monday targeting China's ability to make advanced semiconductors, drawing swift condemnation from Beijing as competition deepens between the world's two biggest economies.

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) -China has banned exports to the U.S. of some goods containing critical minerals while tightening exports on others, after U.S. curbs a day earlier on the Chinese chip industry.

Beijing said it would restrict exports to the United States of some key components in making semiconductors. The development comes after Washington announced curbs targeting China's ability to make advanced chips.

Washington's new curbs on China's semiconductor industry are fanning fears that Beijing could strike back, as trade tensions between the two largest economies intensify. Chinese authorities have vowed

New US trade restrictions seek to cut off China’s access to AI chips. The new set of restrictions prevents up to 140 US companies from exporting semiconductors to Chinese compan