US Urges China to Meet Farm and Rare Earth Trade Pledges
The United States has asked China to fully and quickly honour its trade commitments on farm purchases, rare earths and critical minerals. It said progress depends on concrete results. Both sides are now pressing each other, and Beijing has raised concerns about recent US trade restrictions.
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Context: The two countries agreed to trade truces in recent years, but disputes over tariffs, export controls and purchase targets have repeatedly flared up. China controls most of the world's rare earth processing, which is why supply of these minerals matters to global industry.
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