US Seeks Deal in London on China Rare Earth Flows, Hassett Says

US negotiators will aim to restore the flow of critical minerals when they meet their Chinese counterparts for a new round of trade negotiations Monday in London, a top economic aide to President Donald Trump said.

“Those exports of critical minerals have been getting released at a rate that is, you know, higher than it was but not as high as we believe we agreed to in Geneva,” Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, said Sunday during an interview on CBS News’ Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.

Rare earth flows became a new flashpoint in the ...