First Thing: Trump says rare earths deal and tariff cut agreed with China
Overall US tariffs on Chinese goods will be lowered to 47% after talks. Plus: the far right loses support in Dutch election
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Donald Trump has said that Washington and Beijing have settled their dispute over rare earths after crucial trade talks with the Chinese president in South Korea.
What else was agreed? Trump said China would axe its restrictions on rare earth exports, in a deal he said would last one year before being negotiated annually, and also buy US soya beans.
Was Taiwan discussed? No. And while Ukraine was discussed, Trump said that the topic of Chinese use of Russian oil was not really discussed.
When did the US last hold a full nuclear weapons test? In 1992 - and neither China nor Russia are known to have held any such tests since the same period. It is unclear what weapons testing could take place.
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