Taipei [ Taiwan ], October 12 (ANI): Taiwan 's technology and manufacturing sectors may soon experience major disruptions following China 's latest move to tighten control over rare earth exports, warned Kristy Hsu, director of the Taiwan ASEAN Studies Centre at the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, as reported by Focus Taiwan .

Hsu said that China 's sweeping restrictions are not limited to the United States but are designed to exert pressure on any nation dependent on Chinese rare earth elements or technology.

According to the report, she cautioned that Taiwan could be hit hard as a large portion of its imported semi-finished goods and electronic components from Japan rely on materials or refining processes originating in China .

China 's Ministry of Commer

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