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US asks China to uphold Busan trade deal commitments

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Dhulia, D. V. (2026, November 7). US asks China to uphold Busan trade deal commitments. Deutsche Welle. https://www.dw.com/en/us-asks-china-to-uphold-busan-trade-deal-commitments/a-79882939?maca=en-rss-en-world-4025-rdf

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Deutsche Welle · collected 2026-11-08 · by Dharvi Vaid Dhulia

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US officials from President Donald Trump's administration have urged China to adhere fully to its commitments under a 2025 trade deal agreed upon during an APEC summit in Busan, South Korea. The US Treasury Secretary and Trade Representative emphasized the need for concrete actions on agricultural purchases and rare earth minerals. During a Friday videoconference with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, the US officials highlighted concerns over China's failure to meet previous commitments regarding these critical materials. In response, He expressed serious concern about recent US trade restrictions but both sides agreed to continue cooperation and manage differences to maintain stability in their economic relationship.
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China raises concern over US trade restrictions He, who is Beijing's lead negotiator on trade ties with the US, during Friday's interaction expressed "serious concern" over recent US trade restrictions targeting his country, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported.
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🔮 Beijing also said it would keep China's rare earth exports flowing, suspending new export curbs.
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US asks China to uphold Busan trade deal commitments · assertive framing

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Top officials of United States President Donald Trump's administration have called on China to "fully and immediately" implement its commitments under a 2025 trade agreement between the two nations, including on rare earth and other critical minerals. asserted
officials → call → earth
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Friday held a videoconference with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on the trade and economic relationship between Washington and Beijing, a statement from Greer's office said. asserted
statement → hold → office
Greer "emphasized the critical importance of China taking concrete actions to fully implement its past commitments, particularly as they relate to agricultural purchases, rare earths, and other critical minerals.” asserted
they → emphasize → purchases
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The US officials were referring to an accord reached between the world's two largest economies in 2025 in a meeting between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea's Busan, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. asserted
officials → refer → summit
The deal had been reached during a period that saw the two countries exchange tariff escalations prompted by Trump's wider tariffs policy, which particularly targeted China, among other countries. asserted
which → reach → countries
The accord capped US tariffs on Chinese goods — enforced during Trump's second stint as president — at about 20%. asserted
accord → cap → %
China agreed to buy 25 million metric tons of US soybeans for the next three years. asserted
China → agree → years
Beijing also said it would keep China's rare earth exports flowing, suspending new export curbs. asserted
it → say → curbs
The minerals are critical for the technological industry, and the Trump administration has in the past complained that Beijing was not meeting its commitments regarding supply. asserted
Beijing → complain → supply
"The Trump Administration will continue pursuing policies that benefit American workers, farmers, and businesses and strengthen our economic and national security,” Bessent wrote on X after the high-level call. asserted
Bessent → continue → call
China raises concern over US trade restrictions He, who is Beijing's lead negotiator on trade ties with the US, during Friday's interaction expressed "serious concern" over recent US trade restrictions targeting his country, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported. asserted
agency → raise → country
The report did not elaborate which measure the vice premier was referring to. But both parties agreed to "continuously strengthen cooperation”and "properly manage differences" to promote a "stable" US-China trade relationship, Xinhua said. asserted
Xinhua → elaborate → relationship
The Busan trade deal at first covered only one year, but the US and China extended their trade pact until January 10 next year, as Trump hosted Xi at the White House in September. asserted
Trump → cover → September
The two leaders are expected to meet again at the upcoming APEC forum in Shenzhen, China, slated from November 18 to 19. asserted
leaders → expect → 19
Meanwhile, in a separate development, China has confirmed for the first time that it is discussing a historic trilateral summit of Xi, Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the APEC gathering. asserted
it → confirm → gathering
China "is in communication with relevant parties regarding a meeting between the three heads of state,” Mao Ning, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said at a media briefing in Beijing this week. asserted
Ning → regard → Beijing
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