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China says trade deal framework reached with United States
The two sides agreed after talks in Geneva in May to temporarily lower steep tit-for-tat tariffs on each other’s products.
9.17am, 27 Jun 2025
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CHINA HAS AGREED details on the framework of a trade deal with the United States, saying Washington would lift “restrictive measures” while Beijing would “review and approve” items under export controls.
The two sides agreed after talks in Geneva in May to temporarily lower steep tit-for-tat tariffs on each other’s products.
China also committed to easing some non-tariff countermeasures but US officials later accused Beijing of violating the pact and slow-walking export licence approvals for rare earths.
They eventually agreed on a framework to move forward with their Geneva consensus following talks in London this month.
A White House official also told AFP on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s administration and China had “agreed to an additional understanding for a framework to implement the Geneva agreement”.
That clarification came after Trump told an event that Washington had “just signed” a deal relating to trade with China, without providing further details.
Beijing confirmed today that an agreement had been reached.
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“It is hoped that the United States and China will meet each other halfway,” a spokesperson for the commerce ministry said in a statement.
It said both sides had “further confirmed the details of the framework”.
Under the deal, China “will review and approve applications for the export control items that meet the requirements in accordance with the law”.
“The US side will correspondingly cancel a series of restrictive measures against China,” the commerce ministry said.
A top priority for Washington in talks with Beijing had been ensuring the supply of the rare earths essential for products including electric vehicles, hard drives and national defence equipment.
China, which dominates global production of the elements, began requiring export licences in early April, a move widely viewed as a response to blistering tariffs imposed by Trump.
Separately on Thursday, the White House also indicated that Washington could extend a July deadline when steeper tariffs affecting dozens of economies are due to kick in.
Trump imposed a sweeping 10 percent levy on most trading partners this year but also unveiled – then halted – higher rates on dozens of economies while negotiations took place.
– © AFP 2025
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