Rare earth export permits for U.S. customers are likely to have an easier time getting approval from Beijing after Monday's trade war truce, however a complete removal of the restrictions is unlikely,

China signaled its intention to use its dominance in the rare-earths market as leverage when it announced a broad campaign to stop the illegal export of critical minerals just one day before high-level trade talks with the United States.

China’s weaponization of rare earths in its trade war with the US will spark a much greater focus on American supply security for critical minerals, according to MP Materials Corp., the only US miner of the key materials used in smartphones and defense applications.

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BEIJING] China has issued export permits to at least four rare earth magnet producers including suppliers to Volkswagen, the German carmaker and industry sources said, the first granted since Beijing restricted shipments last month and a sign that the critical materials will continue to flow.

China has announced a crackdown on the smuggling of critical minerals, coming just one day before trade talks with the U.S., in which rare earth restrictions could be on the table. Chinese authorities–including ministries of commerce, public security and ...

As costs of Trump’s trade war rise, critical mineral curbs by China and supply chain gaps could disrupt US military programmes, experts say.

Following discussions in Geneva, China and the US have agreed to a trade war truce, effective Wednesday, which will reverse most tariffs and other retaliatory measures.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters the two sides had agreed on a 90 day pause on measures and that tariffs would come down by over 100 percentage points to 10%.

China has issued export permits to at least four rare earth magnet producers including suppliers to Volkswagen, the German carmaker and industry sources said.