Japan to propose China countermeasure package at next US tariff talks

Tokyo sees path to drawing concessions through rare earth, LNG supply chains

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U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly concerned with access to rare earth minerals. (Reuters and Nikkei source photos) 

RIEKO MIKI and JUN YAMAZAKI

TOKYO -- At its next round of tariff negotiations, Japan will present the U.S. with a cooperation package focusing on supply chains for Chinese rare earths and American liquefied natural gas that have been disrupted by U.S.-China tensions.

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