AmCham President Says China Isn’t Blocking Rare Earths Exports

China has been slowly loosening the grip on its exports of rare earths over the past week, according to a lobby group for American businesses, after top US officials complained it hadn’t been removing barriers as promised.

“We are seeing some approvals come through — certainly slower than industry would like,” said Michael Hart, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in China. “Some of the delay is related to China working through their new system to approve exports, not that they are not allowing exports.”

The issue of unblocking the flow of critical minerals has emerged as a flashpoint ...