China has eased restrictions on rare-earth exports to the United States, but approvals are still slow, while advanced chip controls were barely discussed at the Trump-Xi summit, according to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
Greer said rare-earth flows had returned to better levels, though delays still occur.
“We’ve certainly seen the rare earths come back up to better levels. Sometimes it’s slow. There are times when we have to go and make our point,” Greer told Bloomberg Television in an interview published on May 15.
He gave China a “passing grade” on rare-earth exports and said U.S. officials would intervene when companies report problems. Chinese counterparts have been constructive in resolving specific cases, he added….
Rare Earth Exports Improve but Chip Talks Stall at Trump-Xi Summit
