EXCLUSIVE-China issues first batch of streamlined rare earth export licences, source says
Published on: Dec. 2, 2025, 2:57 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
By forcing companies to apply for licences for each export, Beijing created shortages that brought parts of the auto supply chain to a halt and handed it enormous leverage in trade talks with Washington. The new "general licences" are designed to ease that pressure by allowing more exports under year-long permits for individual customers, Reuters reported exclusively in November, and were a key outcome of the Trump-Xi meeting in late October.
