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Renewed Trade Tensions Between the US and China over Rare Earth Materials
- On Oct 15, Jamieson Greer said China’s rare earth export controls are a global supply-chain power grab and urged shelving measures due on Nov 8 to avoid tariffs, while U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a 100 percent tariff for violating an earlier agreement.
- China's Ministry of Commerce said the policy is a licensing regime consistent with other major economies, approving civil-use exports and aiming to prevent illegal exports used for weapons, with talks ongoing.
- Chinese state media added that Washington's control list covers over 3,000 items, while Beijing's includes 900, and called US controls 'discriminatory practices.'
- On Oct 16, Chinese state media issued a seven-point rebuttal as the US and China exchanged sharp rhetoric since a September call, while the Global Times warned of Beijing's tit-for-tat response.
- Observers note the dispute touches critical minerals and technology trade amid recent curbs on chip-related exports by the US Commerce Department's Entity List expansion.
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Renewed trade tensions between the US and China over rare earth materials
With the latest Chinese controls surrounding rare earth exports, US president Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 100% tariff on Chinese goods starting November 2025 - which Beijing has slammed as a 'double standard'. But the reignited trade tensions go beyond rare earth materials. On the maritime front, the two nations have begun charging additional port fees on shipping vessels carrying cargo between them, a move that could disrupt global …
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