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Steve Daines, a key ally of former President Trump and an outgoing senator from Montana, urges continued dialogue between the United States and China regarding rare earth minerals despite their significant differences. In response to US Ambassador to China David Perdue’s accusation that Beijing is “weaponising” its dominance in critical minerals, Daines emphasizes the importance of staying engaged rather than retreating.

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Steve Daines, a key ally of former President Trump and an outgoing U.S. senator from Montana, has urged continued engagement with China over rare earth minerals despite serious differences between the two nations. Daines emphasized the importance of maintaining dialogue, stating that "both sides admit we’ve got some serious differences," but stressed that retreating is not the answer; staying engaged is crucial. This comes in response to comments by U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue, who accused Beijing of leveraging its dominant position on critical minerals as a geopolitical tool against other countries.

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Both sides need to keep working on their differences over critical minerals and other issues, Steve Daines tells the SCMP “So that’s again why it’s really important to keep the dialogue going on between two countries because both sides admit we’ve got some serious differences.

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Both sides need to keep working on their differences over critical minerals and other issues, Steve Daines tells the SCMP “So that’s again why it’s really important to keep the dialogue going on between two countries because both sides admit we’ve got some serious differences. asserted

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The answer is to stay engaged,” he said. asserted

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The outgoing senator from Montana was responding to remarks by US ambassador to China David Perdue, who accused Beijing of “weaponising” its “single-source dominant position” on critical minerals against the rest of the world. asserted

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‘No retreat’: Key Trump ally urges continued US-China engagement on rare earths

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