# Chinese rare earth shipments to US fall ahead of Trump-Xi summit

https://mins.news/en/item/67092

- Financial Times, 2026-09-21 07:45 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/eeef7db4-b26d-426f-896b-f7b95bb84223?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> Chinese rare earth exports to the US fell 20 per cent in August from July as Washington pressed Beijing over supplies of critical minerals ahead of the Trump-Xi summit.

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