US and Australia sign critical-minerals agreement as a way to counter China
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical-minerals deal at the White House on Monday as the U. S. eyes the continent’s rich rare-earth resources at a time when China is imposing tougher rules on exporting its own critical minerals abroad. The two leaders described the agreement as an $8. 5 billion deal between the allies. Trump said it had been negotiated over several months. “In about a year from now we’ll have so much to...
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