China and the US will maintain communication through economic and trade consultation mechanism regarding rare earth export controls, MOFCOM says

Asked by foreign media for comment on reports that US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer would engage with Beijing in working-level dialogues and on whether there are any plans or discussions to further extend the rare earth export control measures beyond October 9, He Yadong, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce, said at a regular press conference on Thursday that, according to the consensus reached during the China-US economic and trade consultations in Kuala Lumpur, the relevant export control measures announced by the Chinese side on October 9, 2025, have been suspended until November 10, 2026.

China and the US will continue to maintain communication on their respective concerns through the economic and trade consultation mechanism, said the spokesperson.