Washington is strengthening military partnerships to secure access to cobalt, copper, and rare earth elements.

Security-for-resources agreements are expanding in mineral-rich regions such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola.

U.S. assistance is increasingly tied to governance reforms, supply chain security, and strategic cooperation in a competitive global landscape.

I just concluded a very good phone call with President Xi, of China, discussing some of the intricacies of our recently made, and agreed to, Trade Deal. The call lasted approximately one and a half hours, and resulted in a very positive conclusion for both Countries.

There should no longer be any questions respecting the complexity of Rare Earth products. Our respective teams will be meeting shortly at a location to be determined.

The conversation was focused almost entirely on TRADE. Nothing was discussed concerning Russia/Ukraine, or Iran.