Beijing proposes export prohibitions and licensing on 40 technologies spanning artificial intelligence, photovoltaics and biomedicine, and imposes an immediate registration requirement. The photovoltaic list reaches directly into the process knowledge behind the American solar manufacturing buildout. WASHINGTON, October 16, 2026 – China’s Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology published a draft revision…
Beijing says rare earth licences for Europe will keep flowing regardless of the US trade truce, and asks the bloc to reciprocate on dual-use approvals BEIJING, October 16, 2026 – China’s Ministry of Commerce has confirmed that it will continue approving rare earth export licences for European Union buyers irrespective of the state of its…
Beijing offers to keep rare earth approvals flowing to Europe and asks Brussels to unblock dual-use licences for Chinese buyers, turning export control into a bargaining currency BEIJING, OCTOBER 16, 2026. China has offered to continue easing rare earth export licence approvals for European customers and asked the European Union to reciprocate by resolving pending…
Beijing says Washington privately pledged to hold new replacement tariffs on Chinese goods at 20 percent, revealing the hidden ceiling in a fragile trade truce and handing importers a rare glimpse of where US-China tariff policy may settle. WASHINGTON, July 28, 2026 China has publicly disclosed what it says is a private American commitment at…