China suspends ban on exports to US 

China’s Commerce Ministry announced it has suspended a ban on approving exports of dual-use items related to gallium, germanium, antimony and super-hard materials to the US. 

The temporary suspension on the export-control measures, introduced in 2024, is effective from November 9 2025 to November 27 2026.  

China’s Commerce Ministry also announced it would be suspending its stricter end-user purpose checks for exports of dual-use graphite to the US.  

China President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump recently held a meeting in Busan, South Korea where they discussed economic and trade relations. 

Following the presidential meeting, according to the White House, China agreed to pause sweeping controls on rare-earth magnets in exchange for a US agreement to roll back an expansion of curbs on Chinese companies. 

In a statement, China’s Commerce Ministry says China stands ready to work with the US to jointly uphold and implement the important consensus reached by the presidents. 

China’s Commerce Ministry is yet to publicly comment on the other wide-ranging export controls introduced in April this year.