USTR Says China 'Deferred' When US Reached Out For Phone Call After Export Controls Expansion

2025-10-12 02:21:14

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times)

Trade Representative Jamison Greer said on Sunday that the U.S. reached out to China for a phone call following an announcement that it was expanding its rare earths export controls but Beijing deferred.

"I can tell you that we were not notified, and quickly, as soon as we found out from public sources, we reached out to the Chinese to have a phone call, and they deferred," Greer told Fox News' "Sunday Briefing," while calling China's move "a power grab."

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