China's Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yadong stated on Thursday that China intends to continue exporting rare earths to Europe, regardless of whether the trade agreement between the US and Beijing expires in January next year. Last week, trade tensions between China and Europe eased after European Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič met with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Beijing. China expressed its willingness to ensure the supply of rare earths to Europe through a "green channel" mechanism, while requesting the EU to support China's import of certain dual-use products. In October last year, China tightened rare earth export restrictions following the US expansion of its blacklist of Chinese entities. However, the US and China agreed to suspend these measures for one year at a meeting in October 2025. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the truce has been extended by two months until January next year.