China won’t loosen its grip on critical mineral exports

While China’s June trade data showed a pick-up in exports of rare earth elements (REEs), shipments remain well below pre-Liberation Day levels. A further warming of relations with the US could lead to more approvals being granted in the near-term, but China will continue to control the flow of exports.

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