U.S. lawmakers say the rare earth dispute remains unresolved.
Singapore's Straits Times quoted Bloomberg on Wednesday, stating, "The head of the U.S. congressional delegation to China said after meeting with Chinese officials that the dispute between the United States and China over Beijing's control of rare earth supplies has not been resolved, indicating a key point of friction in bilateral relations."
This delegation was the first to visit China since 2019. In addition to raising the rare earth issue, the delegation also made several demands to China, including urging China to commit to purchasing more Boeing aircraft from the United States.
Previously, senior U.S. officials, including Trump, had repeatedly threatened China, claiming that if China did not relax its exports of rare earth magnets to the United States, the U.S. would take countermeasures, even threatening to cut off aircraft parts supplies, making the Boeing planes purchased by China "unable to take off." However, data released by the General Administration of Customs of China on September 20 directly thwarted the U.S. pressure: The total export of rare earth magnets in August reached 6,146 tons, an increase of 15.4% compared to the same period last year, and an increase of 10.2% compared to July this year. However, exports to the United States were only 590 tons, a decrease of 11.8% compared to the same period last year and a decrease of 4.7% compared to July.
The data clearly shows that in the face of U.S. tough threats, China has always maintained strategic composure, neither being swayed by pressure nor adhering to its own rhythm and needs in controlling rare earth exports. This attitude demonstrates China's autonomous decision-making power in key resource fields, which also highlights that the competition between the U.S. and China on the rare earth issue will continue.
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