Trump welcomes the agreed commercial agreement with China, which will provide the US rare lands. “We will respect our part, the Chinese students will be able to come to our universities.”
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Donald Trump, Photo: Dilara Irem Sancar / AFP / Profimedia Images
US President Donald Trump welcomed the agreement of principle agreed on Tuesday night, in London, US and China, and which would allow the supply of rare ore to the United States, praising the “excellent” relationship between the two countries, France Presse and Agerpres.
“An agreement with China has been reached, which will be subjected to a final approval from President XI and mine,” wrote the White House leader on the Truth Social Network.
“We will respect our part of understanding, especially allowing Chinese students to come to our universities,” added Donald Trump.
American and Chinese negotiators announced on Tuesday night to Wednesday that they agreed on a “general framework” to solve their commercial differences, leaving the document validation in the care of their presidents.
It is about the epilogue of a two -day period of meetings organized in London and following the discussions in May, which led, in Geneva, to a temporary agreement between China and the US to reduce customs duties.
Chinese Deputy Prime Minister He Lifeng, the main commercial negotiator of his country with the US, has appealed to “strengthen bilateral cooperation”. “The two parties must, however, expand their consensus, reduce their misunderstandings and strengthen their cooperation,” said HE, quoted by the Public Chinese television station CCTV.
Rare Chinese lands, an important stake
Rare Chinese lands would be an important stake in negotiations in the British capital, the US wanting to restore the rhythm of the shipments of these strategic metals, currently considered by the White House as small.
These ores are essential for electric batteries, wind power stations and even for defense systems (missiles, radars, satellites).
China tries to tighten the rare land exports screw to the US by pressing on an ally of Washington
On its side, Beijing is waiting for Washington to reconsider certain controls on American product exports, especially technological, with China.
The Chinese representative of the World Trade Organization, Li Chenggang, a member of the Chinese negotiator team in London, said on Tuesday night that the exchanges were “extremely professional, rational, in -depth.”
The consequences of the commercial war are already tangible, with a 12.7% decrease in Chinese exports to the US in May compared to April.
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