China on Thursday further tightened controls on exports of rare earth minerals used in high-tech products through restrictions covering related technologies, a move that came ahead of a possible meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump.The Chinese Commerce Ministry said exports of technologies such as mining, smelting, magnetic material manufacturing and recycling will not be permitted without approval.Beijing also requires foreign entities to obtain licenses for dual-use items with both civilian and military applications before exporting certain rare earth mater…READ FULL ARTICLE