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Trump says US gets rare earth minerals from China and tariffs on Chinese goods will total 55%
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Trump says US gets rare earth minerals from China and tariffs on Chinese goods will total 55%

  • By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, JOSH BOAK, PAUL WISEMAN and DIDI TANG Associated Press

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that China will make it easier for American industry to obtain much-needed needed magnets and rare earth minerals, clearing the way for talks to continue between the world's two biggest economies. In return, Trump said, the U.S. will stop efforts to revoke the visas of Chinese nationals on U.S. college campuses. Details remain scarce. Trump didn't fully spell out what concessions the U.S. made. Beijing has not confirmed what the negotiators agreed to, and Chinese President Xi Jinping and Trump himself have yet to sign off on it. What Trump described as a "deal'' is actually less than that: It's a "framework'' meant to set the stage for more substantive talks.

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