A reporter asked: We noticed that the Ministry of Commerce issued two announcements on strengthening export controls on rare earth-related items on the morning of October 9. Could the spokesman please introduce the relevant situation?

Answer: Regarding Announcement No. 61 of 2025, in accordance with the Export Control Law of the People's Republic of China, the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Export Control of Dual-Use Items and other relevant laws and regulations, on October 9, with the approval of the State Council of China, the Ministry of Commerce issued Announcement No. 61 of 2025, implementing export controls on some overseas rare earth-related items containing Chinese ingredients.

Related rare earth items have dual-use attributes, and it is an international practice to implement export control on them. In April this year, the Chinese government imposed export controls on the export of rare earth items by Chinese organizations and individuals. Relevant rare earth technologies were also included in the "China Catalogue of Export Prohibited and Restricted Technologies" as early as 2001. For some time, some overseas organizations and individuals have directly or processed rare earth controlled items originating in China, then transferred and provided them to relevant organizations and individuals, and directly or indirectly used them in sensitive fields such as military affairs, causing significant damage or potential threats to China's national security and interests, adversely affecting international peace and stability, and undermining international efforts to non-proliferation. To this end, the Chinese government controls some overseas rare earth-related items containing Chinese ingredients in accordance with the law, with the aim of better safeguarding national security and interests and better fulfilling international obligations such as non-proliferation.

As a responsible big country, China's control over related items reflects its consistent position of firmly safeguarding world peace and regional stability and actively participating in international efforts on non-proliferation. China is willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with all parties through multilateral and bilateral export control dialogue mechanisms, promote compliant trade, and ensure the security and stability of global industrial and supply chains. It should be noted that the scope of items under control this time is limited, and a variety of licensing facilitation measures will be taken. For those that comply with relevant regulations, the Chinese government will grant permission; For exports whose end use is humanitarian relief such as emergency medical treatment, response to public health emergencies, natural disaster relief, etc., it will be exempted from applying for license. In addition, taking into account the actual needs of various stakeholders to fulfill existing commercial contracts and meet compliance requirements, this policy sets a reasonable transition period.

Regarding Announcement No. 62 of 2025, in accordance with the "Export Control Law of the People's Republic of China", "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Export Control of Dual-Use Items" and other relevant laws and regulations, on October 9, with the approval of the State Council of China, the Ministry of Commerce issued the 2025 Announcement No. 62, implementing export controls on rare earth-related technologies.

Rare-earth-related objects have military-civil dual-use properties, the implementation of export controls is a common practice.In April this year, the Chinese government implemented export controls on some rare-earth objects.Rare-earth technology has already been included in the "China Export Restriction Export Technology Catalog" in 2001.Related exports must comply with legal procedural requirements.

Since this year, the National Export Control Work Coordination Mechanism Office has organized special actions to combat the export of strategic minerals smuggling, achieved positive results. At the same time, relevant departments have also found that some overseas organizations and individuals illegally obtained rare-earth technology from China, produced rare-earth related objects and provided to users in sensitive fields such as military or used in sensitive fields such as military, caused significant damage or potential threat to China's national security and interests, and caused adverse effects on international peace and stability. In order to prevent related risks, the Chinese government, after a cautious assessment, decided to implement export control of rare-earth related technologies, and at the same time made clear regulations on Chinese organizations and individuals engaged in related activities, in order to better safeguard national