The U.S. and China have agreed on the framework for a trade deal, both nations say. It appears that rare earth minerals are one key part of it.

China and the US both confirmed the details of a trade deal framework as the two countries moved to end their damaging tariff tit-for-tat.

President Donald Trump says the United States and China have signed a trade agreement amid efforts to end a trade war between the world’s biggest economies. “We just signed with China the other day,” Trump said during an event at the White House late on Thursday, without providing further details.