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China’s ban on high-tech materials could have broad impact

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(   ) -q-27- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “equipment and components.”

China has banned exports of key materials used for a wide range of products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, radar systems and CT scanners.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.

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VERBATIM: The ban is in response to Washington’s expandsion of export controls to include dozens of Chinese companies that make equipment used to produce computer chips. Both sides say the controls are justified by national security concerns. Analysts say they could have a much wider impact on manufacturing in many industries and supply chains, depending on the ability of each side to compensate for loss of access to strategically important materials, equipment and components.

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