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China’s Pause on Rare Earth Controls: What to Know

China has suspended export controls announced this month, but was conspicuously silent about rules imposed earlier, which are snarling global supply chains.

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A mine for heavy rare earth metals on the outskirts of Longnan in south-central China, in April.
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Chinese and U.S. Officials Reach Framework of a Trade Deal

Negotiators announced on Sunday they had preliminarily agreed on several issues ahead of an expected meeting between President Trump and Xi Jinping this week.

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Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury secretary, leaving trade talks with China on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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