China assures Clinton on rare earth exports U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday sought and received assurances from China’s foreign minister about the country’s export of exotic metals key to the global high-tech industry, a U.S. official said. The official said Clinton raised the matter with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on […]
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China won’t use ‘rare earths’ as a bargaining chip
China won’t use ‘rare earths’ as a bargaining chip China bid to defuse a percolating crisis Thursday, vowing not to use “rare earth” minerals as a bargaining chip in world trade discussions and not to cut exports any more next year, state-run media reported. Earlier this month, reports surfaced that China has significantly decreased imports […]
Clinton to Press China on Rare Earth
Clinton to Press China on Rare Earth U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she will press China this week to clarify its policy on the exports of rare-earth minerals amid fears Beijing could use them as a political weapon. Mrs. Clinton, en route to Asia for a key regional summit, stressed following a meeting […]