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China extends suspension of expanded export controls through January 10
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New deadline applies to six specified measures
China announced a two-month extension of suspended export controls on November 9. A commerce ministry and customs notice keeps six specified 2025 announcements suspended from November 11 through January 10, 2027. Reuters reports that the measures concern expanded rare-earth controls, certain industrial diamonds and lithium-battery technology, and that their suspension had been due to expire this month. The practical distinction is scope: the notice continues a pause on those six announcements, rather than announcing the abolition of China’s export-control system. It sets a new deadline without establishing a permanent trade agreement. The timestamp records Reuters’ publication, not the announcement’s exact time. Assessment window: November 8, 2026, 20:25:37.837 UTC–November 9, 2026, 20:25:37.837 UTC.
China commerce ministry and customs administration: Announcement No. 58 of 2026 continuing suspension of six export-control announcements · Reuters: China extends suspension of new rare earth controls until January