The United States reached out for talks after reports emerged that China was expanding its rare earth export controls, but Beijing deferred, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Oct. 12.
During an interview with Fox News, Greer said that Washington had not received any prior notice from Beijing of the rare earth export controls, describing the move as a “power grab” by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
“I can tell you that we were not notified, and quickly, as soon as we found out from public sources, we reached out to the Chinese to have a phone call, and they’ve deferred,” he said….