US Delays 50% Sanctions Rule for China’s Rare-Earth Reprieve

President Donald Trump’s administration has agreed to a yearlong delay of a sanctions framework that would have dramatically expanded the number of Chinese companies subject to US trade restrictions, part of a broader agreement that saw Beijing punt its latest escalation of rare-earth export controls.

China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a Thursday readout that Washington had agreed to put off implementation of its so-called 50% rule, announced in late September, for one year. The US measure seeks to prevent sanctioned companies — such as Huawei Technologies Co., China’s AI chip champion — from using affiliates to ...