China News Network report, the spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guo Jiakun, presided over a regular press conference on the 12th. At the meeting, a journalist asked about the agreement signed by the United States, Japan and other countries to strengthen the rare earth supply chain.
Guo Jiakun said: "We have noted the relevant reports. All parties should abide by the principles of market economy and fair competition, and jointly maintain the stability of the global industrial and supply chains."
Politico, a U.S. political news website, reported on December 12 that President Trump is planning to "instigate" an alliance to counter China's dominant control in key mineral areas and its influence in technology fields such as artificial intelligence.
According to the report, the U.S. government plans to sign a "declaration" on December 12 to officially launch this partner alliance, cooperating with Singapore, Australia, Japan, South Korea and Israel to address shortcomings in obtaining key minerals. The U.S. government also tries to attract other countries to join this alliance.
Politico believes that this move highlights that the U.S. government views China's near-monopoly position in the rare earth field and China's dominant status in the global rare earth supply chain as a so-called "major threat".
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce stated in October this year regarding strengthening export controls on rare earth-related items that rare earth-related items have dual-use attributes, and implementing export controls is an international practice. In April this year, the Chinese government implemented export controls on rare earth items exported by Chinese organizations and individuals. Relevant rare earth technologies had already been included in the "China Prohibited Export and Restricted Export Technology Catalogue" as early as 2001. In recent times, some foreign organizations and individuals have directly or processed and then transferred or provided rare earth control items originally from China to relevant organizations and individuals, which are used directly or indirectly for sensitive areas such as military purposes, causing significant damage or potential threats to China's national security and interests, and adverse effects on international peace and stability, and also undermining international efforts against proliferation. Therefore, the Chinese government has implemented controls on certain rare earth-related items originating abroad that contain Chinese components, with the aim of better safeguarding national security and interests, and better fulfilling international obligations such as non-proliferation.
As a responsible major country, China's implementation of controls on related items reflects its firm commitment to safeguarding world peace and regional stability, and actively participating in international efforts against proliferation. China is willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with all parties through multilateral and bilateral export control dialogue mechanisms, promote compliant trade, and ensure the security and stability of the global industrial and supply chains. It should be noted that the scope of items included in the control is limited, and various licensing facilitation measures will be adopted. For those that meet the relevant regulations, the Chinese government will grant permission; for exports with final uses for emergency medical care, response to public health emergencies, natural disaster relief, and other humanitarian relief, the application for license will be exempted.
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