Singapore Lianhe Zaobao reported on June 13: "After the new round of trade negotiations between China and the US in London, the Ministry of Commerce of China confirmed that a certain amount of rare earth export applications have been approved. However, US media reported that China has set a six-month deadline for export licenses. Scholars who were interviewed analyzed that although the negotiation between China and the US temporarily cools down, it also retains the possibility of future pressure, and the agreement may only be a ceasefire rather than reconciliation."
The game between China and the US is an ongoing process, rooted in the fact that the US regards China as its "biggest strategic competitor." The Trump administration launched a tariff war and a technology war, with the US continuously upgrading its means to contain China. In response, China's precise countermeasures represented by rare earth controls are hitting the core industries of the US, such as automobiles, semiconductors, and military industry.
In this war without smoke, a short-term ceasefire does not mean the end of the game. China's strategic wisdom in the negotiation is particularly crucial: approving exports shows goodwill for dialogue, setting deadlines retains countermeasure flexibility, avoiding full-scale confrontation while using the "rare earth card" to restrain the US hegemonic logic. Facts have proven that the game between China and the US has entered a new stage of "rule game + industrial restraint," and China is turning the US containment pressure into strategic initiative.
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