China Stretches Rare Earth Export Waiver Two More Months, Now to Jan 10
Beijing will keep its pause on new rare earth export controls running for another two months, the Ministry of Commerce said Monday, pushing the deadline to Jan 10. The extension preserves part of the Xi-Trump trade truce and lands alongside a wider suspension of tariffs and countermeasures as the two sides negotiate a lasting deal.
- Original source: channelnewsasia.com.
- The source published it on Nov 9, 2026 at 10:06 AM.
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China's Ministry of Commerce said Monday (Nov 9) it will extend the pause on its rare earth export controls by two months, moving the expiry to Jan 10. The waiver had been due to run out this month. The ministry's statement was short and gave no further detail.
Beijing first slapped controls on certain rare earths in April 2025, then widened them in October of that year, broadening the scope and adding fresh restrictions on some industrial-use diamonds and on lithium battery technology. The measures were shelved for a year last November, after Xi Jinping and Donald Trump met at a summit in South Korea.
The rare earth reprieve is one piece of a bigger package: China announced a broader suspension of trade countermeasures and tariffs the same day, as it works with Washington toward an enduring trade agreement.
Trump is set to fly to Shenzhen in southern China later this month for an APEC leaders summit, where he is expected to sit down with Xi.
TopicsChina · Ministry of Commerce · Xi Jinping · Donald Trump · Shenzhen · APEC · rare earths · lithium battery technology
Source: channelnewsasia.com
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