China to Suspend Some Rare-Earth Curbs, US Chip Firm Probes

The White House says China will effectively suspend implementation of additional export controls on rare-earth metals and terminate investigations targeting US companies in the semiconductor supply chain. It's another sign of cooling US-China trade tension after Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met last week. Under the deal, China will issue “general licenses” valid for exports of rare earths, gallium, germanium, antimony and graphite “for the benefit of US end users and their suppliers around the world.”