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Busan critical-minerals pause expiry: China rare-earth controls reevaluation

10 November 2026 – 27 November 2026 · trade investigation · confidence: confirmed · status: risk-window · impact 5/5 · EU relevance 5/5

Why it matters

The Busan U.S.-China truce suspended several October 2025 Chinese export-control measures on rare earths, rare-earth technologies, lithium batteries, graphite anode materials and superhard materials until 10 November 2026. The expiry window is a strategic chokepoint for European clean-tech, defence and semiconductor supply chains.

What to watch

• Whether China extends the pause, selectively reinstates controls or fully reactivates the October 2025 measures.
• Licensing delays or end-use scrutiny affecting magnets, battery materials, graphite anodes, rare-earth processing equipment or semiconductor-adjacent inputs.
• EU, U.S., Japanese and Korean stockpiling, offtake, recycling or substitution responses before the deadline.
• Market stress in EV motors, wind-turbine generators, inverters, defence systems and chipmaking supply chains.

Sources

• MOFCOM/GAC Announcement No. 70 of 2025
• State Council Information Office summary
• IEA analysis on critical-minerals export controls

Themes: Security, Economy, Trade, Technology · Regions: China, United States, EU, Asia-Pacific · Actors: MOFCOM, General Administration of Customs of China, United States, EU industrial policy teams

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