China's rare earth exports fell 31% in September from August, customs data showed on Monday, the third straight month of declines. New controls that were introduced by China last week have threatened a trade truce with Washington and the three months of declines are expected to raise questions about its agreements with Europe and the U.

China has outlined new curbs on exports of rare earths and related technologies, extending controls over the use of the elements critical for many high-tech products and military applications.

China rolled out a slew of export controls last week related to rare earth materials, the latest in a series of trade retaliations between the US

China called U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariffs on Chinese goods hypocritical on Sunday and defended its curbs on exports of rare earth elements and equipment, but stopped short of imposing new levies on U.

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“We should not miss the fundamental point on rare earths: China has crafted a policy that gives it the power to forbid any country on Earth from participating in the modern economy,” Dean Ball, who served as a senior advisor in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy earlier this year, wrote on X on Saturday.

China, the world's largest rare earth exporter, sold 4,000.3 tonnes of rare earths in September, down 30.9 % from August, figures from the General Administration of Customs of China showed. For more details,