China strengthens control over export of strategic minerals
2025-05-13 17:18:46 [Print]
China has announced that it will strengthen control over the export of strategic minerals, with a particular focus on cracking down on the smuggling of these critical resources.
On May 12, the national export control work coordination office organized a meeting with the Ministry of Commerce and other relevant departments, along with local authorities from key strategic mineral provinces, including Inner Mongolia, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan. The meeting focused on enhancing full-chain control over strategic mineral exports.
The meeting underscored that export control of strategic minerals is vital to national security and development interests. Strengthening full-chain control is crucial to prevent unauthorized outflows. Relevant departments and local authorities must provide training, guidance, and routine supervision for businesses in their regions. They should adopt a proactive approach with a focus on "prevention first, early response," closely monitor the flow of strategic minerals, enhance information sharing, and promptly issue warnings and take action to prevent illegal exports.
All departments must work together to fulfill their regulatory duties at each stage of the strategic mineral supply chain, including mining, smelting, processing, transportation, manufacturing, sales, and export. Local governments must strengthen on-site supervision, systematically review companies involved in strategic mineral exports, maintain detailed records, and guide companies in improving compliance systems.
The meeting called for stronger horizontal (cross-departmental) coordination and vertical (central-local) cooperation to ensure the effective implementation of full-chain control over strategic mineral exports, safeguarding national security and development interests.
On May 12, the national export control work coordination office organized a meeting with the Ministry of Commerce and other relevant departments, along with local authorities from key strategic mineral provinces, including Inner Mongolia, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan. The meeting focused on enhancing full-chain control over strategic mineral exports.
The meeting underscored that export control of strategic minerals is vital to national security and development interests. Strengthening full-chain control is crucial to prevent unauthorized outflows. Relevant departments and local authorities must provide training, guidance, and routine supervision for businesses in their regions. They should adopt a proactive approach with a focus on "prevention first, early response," closely monitor the flow of strategic minerals, enhance information sharing, and promptly issue warnings and take action to prevent illegal exports.
All departments must work together to fulfill their regulatory duties at each stage of the strategic mineral supply chain, including mining, smelting, processing, transportation, manufacturing, sales, and export. Local governments must strengthen on-site supervision, systematically review companies involved in strategic mineral exports, maintain detailed records, and guide companies in improving compliance systems.
The meeting called for stronger horizontal (cross-departmental) coordination and vertical (central-local) cooperation to ensure the effective implementation of full-chain control over strategic mineral exports, safeguarding national security and development interests.
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