producer of them both. from next month, exporting these metals will require a licence, as michelle fleury explains. welcome to world business report, i m ben thompson. us treasury secretary janet yellen is headed to beijing and hers is the second trip by a cabinet official to china since ties between the world s two top economies deteriorated earlier this year. her goal is to steady the relationship, but she s got her work cut out for her. ahead of her visit, beijing said it was imposing export controls on two rare metals essential for making semiconductors. the measures are seen as a tit for tat response after the us, the netherlands and japan recently restricted chip exports to china. some say the move is aimed at giving china more leverage in future trade discussions. gallium and germanium, the two metals in question, will be subject to export controls starting august 1st. in a statement, china s ministry of commerce said it was to protect national security interests. ch
herfor being late tricky times for madonna as fans sue her for being late at a show in new york. hello from the bbc sport centre. jordan henderson says it was a footballing decision, to leave the saudi arabian pro league and join dutch club ajax, adding his beliefs haven t changed and never will. henderson spoke at a press conference this afternoon in amsterdam. the england midfielder left liverpool to join al ettifaq last summer, amid much controversy given his backing for lgbtq+ rights, in a country where homosexual activity is illegal. he apologised again to anyone upset by his move to saudi arabia. these by his move to saudi arabia. things in life sometirr work these things in life sometimes don t work out, football and life in general and i made a decision soon as i knew the opportunity was there i had to make the decision the decision was this was the best move for me and my family at this time and if anybody was offended or feels as though i have upset them, that is on
china is the largest producer of gallium and germanium, which are used in a variety of products, including computer chips and solar panels. this is just the latest development in the global battle to control chip making technology. let s talk more about this with andrew gardiner, director of european technology research at citi. thank research at citi. you for being with us assessment thank you for being with us assessment of how significant these restrictions are? $5 assessment of how significant these restrictions are? restrictions are? as you have ust re orted, restrictions are? as you have ust reported. it fl restrictions are? as you have ust reported. it is restrictions are? as you have ust reported, it is an i restrictions are? as you have ust reported, it is an escalation h restrictions are? as you have just reported, it is an escalation of. restrictions are? as you have just| reported, it is an escalation of the ongoing trade war that we have seen affect the global sem