Us China Trade Talks Resume Second Day 2025 06 10
ReutersJUN 2025
This framework represents crucial progress in preventing economic warfare between the world's largest economies. The deal addresses China's weaponization of rare earth exports while offering a path to reduce crippling tariffs that have damaged global supply chains. Smart diplomacy prevailed over destructive confrontation.
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The agreement lacks substance and represents another temporary bandage on fundamental trade imbalances. China continues to manipulate critical mineral exports while the US maintains necessary technology restrictions to protect national security interests. Real structural changes remain elusive.
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