The Trump administration negotiated critical minerals pacts with nations across three continents in 2025, a pace that will accelerate in 2026 as the United States and trading partners integrate mining and processing capacities to break free from China’s manipulation of global metals markets.
“We have at least a dozen more [pacts] we are discussing that I don’t think have been made public yet with countries around the world,” State Department Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Reggie Singh said.
