China to end rare earth controls, probes against chip companies
BEIJING: China will suspend additional export controls on rare earth metals and end investigations into US firms in the semiconductor supply chain, the White House said Saturday, outlining details of a trade pact reached earlier this week by President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Under the deal, China will issue general export licenses for rare earths, gallium, germanium, antimony and graphite – effectively lifting curbs imposed in April 2025 and October 2022.
In return, Washington will extend a pause on some of Trump’s reciprocal tariffs on Chinese goods for another year and halt plans for a 100% tariff on Chinese exports that had been slated for November.
