EU and US near agreement to coordinate critical minerals production and security to reduce reliance on Chinese supply. The draft plan includes minimum prices favoring non-Chinese suppliers, cooperation on standards, investment, joint projects, and coordination on supply disruptions China. They seek like-minded partners for multi-country deal to build supply chains for technologies from defense to EVs. Push follows Beijing export controls on rare earths in response to Trump tariffs, disrupting su

EU and US near agreement to coordinate critical minerals production and security to reduce reliance on Chinese supply. The draft plan includes minimum prices favoring non-Chinese suppliers, cooperation on standards, investment, joint projects, and coordination on supply disruptions China. They seek like-minded partners for multi-country deal to build supply chains for technologies from defense to EVs. Push follows Beijing export controls on rare earths in response to Trump tariffs, disrupting supply chains and threatening European production. Officials did not comment.