US EditionChina tightens rare earth export curbs, taking aim at military and chip applications
China controls about 70% of global rare earth mining and over 90% of processing capacity as it restricts exports to secure national interests and leverage trade talks.
- China's commerce ministry announced new controls on exporting rare-earth technologies and items, adding to existing regulations that have strained relations with the United States.
- Exporters now require permission for technologies related to rare-earth mining and processing, as stated by the Chinese commerce ministry.
- China accounts for nearly 70% of the world's rare earths mining and emphasizes that these controls are to protect national security from sensitive use cases.
- The new rules also restrict foreign entities from exporting certain items outside China, with military applications being prohibited.
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China curbs rare earth exports, raising stakes before Trump-Xi talks
BEIJING — China introduced new restrictions on exports of rare earths and related technology on Thursday, in what analysts say is an attempt to boost Beijing’s leverage in trade talks with the United States ahead of an upcoming leaders’ meeting.The main target of the Ministry of Commerce’s so-called “unreliable entities list” appears to be U.S. defense technology companies, which rely on rare earths from China. Halifax International Security For…
China steps on the accelerator in the face of a possible trade negotiation with the United States with the approval on Thursday of a range of trade measures reminiscent of the crudest of the tariff contest a few months ago. On the one hand, it has given a new twist to the export control of rare earths and their related technologies, one of the great friction points with Washington. It has reinforced restrictions on trade in both rare earth mater…
China is expanding its export controls for rare earths. Observers see the new regulations against the background of growing tensions in the technology competition with the USA.[more]]>
China unveils sweeping controls on rare earth exports before Trump talks
The controls on rare earth materials used in phones and defence give Chinese President Xi Jinping more leverage in upcoming talks with US President Donald Trump. They include a measure that mimics a US restriction on exports of chip-related products to China.
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