By Alessandro Parodi, Lewis Jackson, Ashitha Shivaprasad and Sherin Elizabeth Varghese BEIJING (Reuters) -Unusually large quantities of antimony - a metal used in batteries, chips and flame retardants - have poured into the United States from Thailand and Mexico since China barred U.

China has imposed export controls on eight companies tied to Taiwan’s military as the self-ruled island began annual military exercises.

China placed eight Taiwanese suppliers of military equipment on an export control list, a move that’s likely to have a limited impact on the armed forces of the self-run democracy.

Nissan and other major carmakers are slashing production due to a global shortage of rare earth elements triggered by China’s recent export restrictions.

China Halts Rare Earth Exports After Trump Imposes 145% Tariffs.