- Chinese Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Responds to Allegations About Pakistan.
- China and Pakistan remain “ironclad strategic cooperative partners”.
- Denies that Pakistan sent rare earth samples linked to Chinese technology.
KARACHI: China has dismissed media reports alleging that Pakistan supplied rare earth samples to the United States, calling the claims “ill-informed, fabricated or aimed at creating division” between the two nations. News reported.
The comments were made during a routine press briefing on Monday when a World Time The reporter asked Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian to respond to allegations that Pakistan used Chinese technology to export rare earths to the United States, leading Beijing to impose stricter export restrictions on related technologies.
In early October, reports claimed that Pakistan had sent its first shipment of enriched rare earth elements and critical minerals to US Strategic Metals, a company based in Missouri.
Lin said China and Pakistan remain “ironclad strategic cooperative partners” who maintain “high-level strategic mutual trust and close communication on major issues of common concern.”
He added that the two sides discussed Pakistan’s mining cooperation with the United States and Islamabad assured Beijing that its interactions with Washington “will never harm China’s interests or its cooperation with China.”
Lin said the samples Pakistani leaders showed to U.S. officials were minerals purchased by personnel in Pakistan, not rare earths linked to Chinese technology.
Lin added that China’s recently announced export controls on certain rare earth technologies “have nothing to do with Pakistan”, describing the move as a “legitimate action” aimed at strengthening export regulations, maintaining regional stability and meeting non-proliferation obligations.
China last week expanded its export controls on rare earths and related technologies, strengthening its grip on global supply chains, Reuters reported.
The new rules, which take effect on November 8 – two days before the current US-China trade truce expires – restrict exports of rare earth mining and separation technologies, synthetic diamond powders, single crystals, diamond wire saws and related materials.
