China AI Supply Chain Chokehold: Gallium, Rare Earths, and the Materials War | The ByteDive

China gallium rare earth semiconductor supply chain - colorful mineral stones close-up

Your phone screen, your car’s radar, even the cooling system inside NVIDIA’s latest GPU — they all depend on a metal you’ve probably never heard of. China controls 98% of it. And as of March 2026, its price has risen … Read more

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