Japan trade minister says no particular change in China rare earth export controls

Ryosei Akazawa in meeting with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Credit: 内閣府, Wikimedia Commons, under licence CC BY 4.0.

Japan’s Trade Minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Tuesday there are currently no particular changes in China’s export control measures on rare earths and other materials.

Akazawa’s remarks come as Japan seeks to ease tensions with China amid an escalating dispute over Taiwan.

(By Ritsuko Shimizu and Kaori Kaneko; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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