U.S. trade rep says China still restricts rare earths as Trump accuses Beijing of violating deal

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• President Donald Trump said China is violating a deal struck with the U.S. earlier this month to lower their respective tariffs temporarily and de-escalate a trade war to let negotiations play out. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, who helped clinch that agreement in Switzerland, said China is still restricting the flow of key minerals.

U.S. negotiations with China became increasingly public, with President Donald Trump accusing Beijing of violating a trade deal that was struck earlier this month.