"Once China truly begins exporting rare earths to the United States, the United States will lift its trade countermeasures against China."
The United States' trade countermeasures include export controls on plastic raw materials ethane, chip software, and jet engines. Although the United States has recently relaxed export restrictions on ethane, special authorization is still required to export ethane to China.
According to the report, some US companies that rely on Chinese rare earths are still waiting for China to approve export permits, and the goods have not yet been released.
Rare Earth Agreement Signed, US Companies Still Stuck on Beijing's Approval
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) 2025 latest report, the market share of the top three rare earth mining countries increased from 73% to 77% in 2024 and controls about 90% of global rare earth refining capacity.

Materials needed for wind power, electric vehicles, F-35 fighter jets, and Patriot missiles all depend on Chinese rare earths. Due to high mining and purification technology barriers and environmental costs, the global supply chain is highly concentrated in China. Despite the signed agreement, many US companies that rely on Chinese rare earths are still waiting for Beijing's official approval of export permits, and the goods have not been fully released.
The agreement also established a specific framework to expedite rare earth export procedures. Lutnick pointed out that this is one of the most breakthrough negotiations recently, indicating a critical turning point in the US-China trade war. However, long-standing US concerns such as fentanyl smuggling and market openness were not included in this agreement, and there are still many variables in bilateral relations.
(Note: Rare earths refer to the 17 elements from the 57th to 71st elements in the periodic table, including Scandium and Yttrium. These elements have similar chemical properties and are widely used in high-tech and military fields, especially as indispensable materials in the manufacturing of magnets, batteries, optics, and precision ceramics.)
Trump Pushes New Trade Agreement with 10 Countries, Revealing Details Before 7/9
In addition to the agreement with China, Lutnick also revealed that President Trump plans to complete negotiations with 10 other major trading partners before the July 9 tariff agreement deadline. He emphasized:
"We will prioritize the top 10 critical countries, and other countries will be sequentially included."
For countries that do not reach an agreement, Trump will issue a notification letter explaining the United States' upcoming tariff arrangements. Overall, the new US-China rare earth agreement not only alleviates the rare earth supply pressure for the global high-tech industry but also lays the foundation for the Trump administration's new round of multilateral trade negotiations.
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