This article from DW discusses a potential agreement between the US and China regarding rare earth exports. According to the article, Trump claimed a deal was signed, but White House officials clarified that the two countries reached an 'additional understanding' to accelerate rare earth exports to the US based on a previous trade framework. The article also mentions a potential memorandum of understanding being discussed at the World Economic Forum in Tianjin, signaling possible progress in US-China trade relations. The agreement involves China increasing rare earth exports to the US in exchange for the US potentially easing some countermeasures, although AI chip export controls are reportedly not part of the deal.