Afghanistan, Oct. 28 -- Trump and Takaichi signed a rare earth and critical minerals agreement aimed at strengthening supply chains and reducing dependence on China ahead of the APEC summit.
The United States and Japan have signed a new agreement aimed at securing supplies of critical minerals essential for electronics and clean energy technologies, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi formalised the deal during talks focused on strengthening supply chain resilience and limiting reliance on China, which processes more than 90 percent of the world's rare earth elements.
Although neither leader directly named China in their public remarks, the strategic intent was clear. Both gov...