U.S., China hold high-level trade talks with rare earths in focus

Senior U.S. and Chinese officials met in London on Monday, with a top economic adviser to President Donald Trump expecting the latest round of trade talks to result in Beijing promptly lifting its export controls on rare earth minerals.The second high-level meeting, following mid-May talks in Geneva, took place after Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone last week, their first known direct communication since the U.S. president's inauguration for a nonconsecutive second term in January.U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Trade Represe…READ FULL ARTICLE