Beijing Suspends Export Curbs on Critical Minerals, Rare Earths

The regime suspended export curbs on some minerals, rare earths and batteries, restored soybean import licenses, and lifted a ban on U.S. logs.

Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, on Oct. 31, 2010. Stringer /Reuters

The Chinese regime has temporarily lifted a ban on exports of several minerals needed for producing advanced semiconductors and military equipment to the United States, and suspended its latest export curbs on rare earth materials, as part of a tentative trade truce reached last month.

Beijing paused restrictions on the sale of gallium, germanium, antimony, and so-called superhard materials to the United States, according to a statement released by the regime’s Ministry of Commerce on Nov. 9. The suspension took effect immediately and will run through Nov. 27, 2026, the ministry said.