China recently announced export restrictions on key materials and components used in advanced electronics, (rare earth magnets, certain battery ingredients, and semiconductor compounds).
These materials are critical inputs for global supply chains producing chips, batteries, and consumer electronics. Therefore, the ban will disrupt manufacturing in Western countries, which rely heavily on Chinese refining and production capacity for these rare earth materials.
Is this the death blow to western technology? Take a look at a this simplified and modified Wardley Map of the landscape and draw your own conclusions.
These materials are critical inputs for global supply chains producing chips, batteries, and consumer electronics. Therefore, the ban will disrupt manufacturing in Western countries, which rely heavily on Chinese refining and production capacity for these rare earth materials.
Is this the death blow to western technology? Take a look at a this simplified and modified Wardley Map of the landscape and draw your own conclusions.
