Rare earth export control still in effect; Beijing mum on April 4 rollback

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As said before, rare control is still in place
China Ministry of Commerce spokesman: He has no information to provide regarding lifting of export control of rare earth starting on April 4.

According to the website of the Ministry of Commerce, on May 15, the Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference.

Reuters reporter: I have two questions. The Ministry of Commerce issued an announcement on Monday that it will take necessary measures to suspend or cancel the non-tariff countermeasures against the United States from April 2. Does this mean that the Chinese government is about to cancel or suspend the export control on the above-mentioned rare earth products starting on April 4? We learned that less than a month after the implementation of the rare earth export control, some Chinese rare earth magnetic manufacturers have obtained export licenses. Is it true? The second question is, what non-tariff measures did China cancel after the talks between Switzerland and the United States last weekend? Which measures have been suspended?

He Yongqian, spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce: I will answer your following question first. In view of the fact that the United States revokes, suspends or adjusts the relevant tariffs on China in accordance with the consensus of the Sino-US high-level economic and trade talks, China has adjusted the relevant tariff and non-tariff countermeasures against the United States accordingly. Regarding the first question you mentioned, I don’t have any more information to provide at present. If there is any further information, we will release it in time.