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U.S.-China Framework To Implement Trade Deal Will Only Temporarily Ease Tensions

Jun 11, 2025 | 19:25 GMT

Cargo shipping containers are seen stacked at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, on April 15, 2025.
Cargo shipping containers are seen stacked at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, on April 15, 2025.

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As part of the new framework reached to implement its May 12 trade deal with China, the United States might ease or pause technology restrictions on the country, but it will eventually expand them again, potentially causing China to restrict its rare earth exports and/or other critical raw materials once more. On June 10, U.S. and Chinese negotiators reached an agreement on a framework to implement their May 12 trade deal that saw both sides scale back the sweeping tariffs they had implemented against each other in early April. No details about the framework have yet been released, and both countries' leaders still need to approve the deal. However, in a Truth Social post on June 11, U.S. President Donald Trump said students from China would be allowed to continue studying in the United States, appearing to walk back plans announced on May 28 to "aggressively revoke" visas for Chinese...

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