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China Agrees to Crisis Talks in Brussels to Discuss Rare Earths Compromise
The EU seeks to ease China's rare earth export limits after production halts and economic harm to companies, aiming to prevent escalation and resolve tensions over Nexperia.
- On Oct 21, EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic said China agreed to urgent talks in Brussels on rare earth export controls after a nearly two-hour video call with Wang Wentao.
- China broadened export licensing earlier this month, prompting the EU to press China to relax controls on rare earth elements and magnets used in hi‑tech manufacturing.
- Sefcovic said the restrictions were `unjustified and harmful`, and the EU reports production halts among bloc companies, inflicting economic harm.
- The EU hopes talks will defuse a Nexperia dispute after Dutch authorities took control of the chipmaker last week amid national security concerns, while coordinating with G‑7 partners and stating it has `no interest in escalation`.
- Sefcovic said they agreed to intensify contacts at all levels and invited Chinese authorities to Brussels in the coming days to find urgent solutions.
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In the trade dispute over computer chips and rare earths, China's responsible Minister Wang is expected in Brussels in the coming days.
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EU Commission calls for no escalation with China over rare earths
In a tense context for European companies, European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič held a phone call on Tuesday with his Chinese counterpart Commerce Minister Wang Wentao over rare earth export restrictions.
·France
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Europe intends to find solutions to China's rare earth restrictions The European Commission will receive "in the next few days" representatives from the
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