- Chinese FM spokesman responds to allegations of Pakistan.
- China, Pakistan remains “strategic cooperative partners throughout the weather”.
- Denies Pakistan sent rare soil samples attached to Chinese technique.
Karachi: China has dismissed media reports claiming that Pakistan provided rare soil samples to the United States describing such claims as “incorrectly informed, manufactured or targeted to create division” between the two nations, The news reported.
These comments were made during a routine press briefing Monday when a Global times Journalist asked the Foreign Ministry Lin Jian to respond to accusations that Pakistan had hired Chinese technology to export rare earth materials to the United States, which led to Beijing introducing stricter export restrictions on related technologies.
Reports at the beginning of October claimed Pakistan had sent his first shipment of enriched rare earth elements and critical minerals to US strategic metals, a Missouri-based company.
Lin said that China and Pakistan remain “strategic cooperative partners throughout the weather” that maintain “strategic confidence in mutual trust at high level and close communication about greater issues of common interest.”
He added that both sides have discussed Pakistan’s mining cooperation with the United States and that Islamabad had insured Beijing his interactions with Washington “will never hurt China’s interests or its cooperation with China”.
Per Lin was the samples shown by Pakistani leaders of US officials Pearl Malme purchased by staff in Pakistan, not rare soil materials associated with Chinese technology.
Lin added that China’s recently announced export control on certain rare soil-related technologies “has nothing to do with Pakistan” that describes the move as a “legitimate action” to strengthen the export rules, maintain regional stability and fulfill non-proliferation obligations.
Last week, China expanded its export controls on rare earths and related technologies and tightened its grip on global supply chains, reported Reuters.
The new rules that come into force on November 8th days before the current US trade weapons in US-China expire limiter exports of rare soil extraction and separation technologies, synthetic diamond powders, single crystals, diamond wire saws and related materials.
