US President Donald Trump’s much-anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first between the leaders since Trump returned to office in his second term, was widely watched for what they agreed on — and what they didn’t.

Amid the ongoing Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, the two leaders met in South Korea on Thursday (October 30). According to Trump, China has agreed to keep exports of rare earth minerals (used in a range of key global industries) flowing to the world as part of a one-year agreement. “All of the rare earth has been settled,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One. “And that’s for the world, worldwide, you could say this was a worldwide situation, not just a US situation.”

He added, “There is no roadblock at all on rare earth. That will hopefu

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