China Ends Rare Earth Controls Amid Global Trade Tensions
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China will suspend some export controls on rare earth metals and end investigations into US semiconductor firms, while the US will pause tariffs on China for a year and halt plans for a 100% export tariff, in a trade deal aimed at easing tensions between the two countries, though the agreement may be a short-term truce.
- China to End Rare Earth Controls, Probes Against Chip Companies Bloomberg.com
- What are rare earth minerals, and why are they central to Trump’s trade deal with China? CNN
- China’s pause on rare earth export controls extends to EU politico.eu
- What the US-China deal means for rare earths, soybean farmers and TikTok ABC News
- China ‘made a real mistake’ by ‘firing shots’ on rare earths, says Scott Bessent Financial Times
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