The restrictions have prompted Western companies to urgently reassess and restructure their supply chains for the affected minerals.

China has announced new export restrictions on materials essential for the thin-film solar industry, including critical minerals such as tungsten, tellurium, and indium.

China has announced export controls on five strategic metals, targeting defense, clean energy, and other industries. This move follows a new U.S. tariff on Chinese goods. The targeted metals—tungsten,

Rohit Rathod, a senior analyst with ship tracking firm Vortexa, said he expected total U.S. oil exports to slip to 3.6 million barrels per day in 2025 from 3.8 million bpd in 2024, as Chinese tariffs keep some U.S. oil grades at home.

Japan makes it harder for Chinese entities to obtain chipmaking tools, advanced processors, and cryogenic cooling from Japanese companies.

China hits back at U.S. tariffs by restricting export of crucial metals: tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum and indium.

As U.S.- China trade tensions escalate into export controls on rare metals, Korea Zinc 's (KRX:010130) role in maintaining supply chain stability for critical minerals has gained further strategic importance.

South Korea's industry ministry said Wednesday it will monitor and respond to any possible impact from China's export restrictions on strategic minerals in an apparent retaliatory measure against the United States' recent tariff imposition.