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Three French firms targeted by Beijing's tighter export controls for EU defence and tech

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A research scientist handles a wafer in a research laboratory at the III-V Lab in Palaiseau, south of Paris, on 16 October 2024.
A research scientist handles a wafer in a research laboratory at the III-V Lab in Palaiseau, south of Paris, on 16 October 2024. © Thomas Samson/AFP
A research scientist handles a wafer in a research laboratory at the III-V Lab in Palaiseau, south of Paris, on 16 October 2024.
A research scientist handles a wafer in a research laboratory at the III-V Lab in Palaiseau, south of Paris, on 16 October 2024. © Thomas Samson/AFP

China last month slapped 'export controls' on 14 European firms. As a result, Germany's Rheinmetall has attracted attention, but not so much the three French companies - one of them linked to Thales, despite the fact that the measure threatens Europe's strategic and vulnerable supply of next-generation semiconductor materials.

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