MOFCOM spokesperson He Yadong Photo: Yin Yeping/GT

Asked by foreign media for comment on reports that US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated that the US currently has access to Chinese rare earths but is still promoting multilateral agreements to increase expected supply, and on whether the US should be concerned that China might reimpose restrictions on rare earth exports to the US, He Yadong, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce, said on Thursday that China is always committed to maintaining the security and stability of the global industrial supply.

China fully takes into account the reasonable demands and concerns of the global civilian sector, including the US, and actively facilitates compliant trade, said the spokesperson, noting that export applications meeting the conditions for legitimate civilian use will be approved in accordance with the law.

Global Times