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National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Sunday that he is “very comfortable” with a trade deal closing between the United States and China after the two sides meet Monday in London .

Hassett’s comments on CBS’ “Face the Nation” come after President Donald Trump said last week that he had a “very good” conversation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and that talks with China are “very far advanced.”

Hassett said the United States is looking to restore the flow of “crucial” rare earth minerals, which are used in the manufacturing of electronics, to the same levels before early April, when the US-China trade war escalated .

“Those exports of critical minerals have been getting released at a rate that is higher than it was, but not as high as we believe we agr

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