Mitch McCann: US Correspondent discusses Trump's new "deal" with China

US Correspondent Mitch McCann talks about Trump’s new “deal” with China after China threatens to cut off the US’ supply of rare minerals. 

China issued these threats in response to the treatment of Chinese students studying in the USA. China also wants the USA to continue exporting semiconductors to China. 

President Trump has said that these terms will be met, although current details are unclear.  

Although communication between the two nations is positive, the discussion isn’t over yet as McCann says, “it’s a bit of a framework to continue working on a deal.” 

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Mitch mccanna is in the States for US this morning.
Which the deal, well, I say deal, but it hasn't
been signed by the Chinese yet, but Trump's pretty warm
on it, the trade deal with China.

Speaker 2 (00:10):
Yeah, that's right. Good morning to you, Ryan. It's interesting
though Donald Trump has called this a deal, but really
it's a bit of a framework to continue working on
a deal down the road. So they've had talks in
London in the last couple of days, China and the
United States, and they've come up with this framework to
work together in the coming months. While they sought all
these trade issues out. Now, there are a couple of

(00:32):
things each side wants. The United States wants these rare
earth minerals from China. They're used for all different types
of things. They're used in cars for windshields and magnets.
They're also used in defense equipment. So Donald Trump says, yes,
they will get some of that. And what China wanted
was the United States to ease up on the way
it's treating Chinese international students. Donald Trump says that will

(00:54):
happen as well, but we don't have a lot of
detail around this. So there's one other thing China wants,
and that is the US to continue exporting semiconductor chips
to China, which is really important to China. But we
don't know if that's going to happen. So a lot
of unclear sort of detail around US. But Donald trump'sys
a deal of some sort has done.

Speaker 1 (01:16):
Yeah, And I suppose the most important thing is the
talking and Trump's saying, you know, our relationship is on
the men. Now, the protests, what's going on? What's the latest?
Anything kicking off while we were sleeping?

Speaker 3 (01:28):
Not yet.

Speaker 2 (01:28):
We are expecting large protests again across a number of
US cities in the coming hours. It's only mid afternoon
here in the United States at the moment, but since Friday,
three hundred and thirty people have been arrested in Los Angeles,
more than two hundred and forty in San fran a
dozen in Austin, and there was about thirty people arrested
in New York last night. But this isn't just playing
out on the streets. It's also playing out online and

(01:51):
on TV. Between Donald Trump and the Governor of California,
Gavin Newsom, who held us sort of national speech last
night that all the TV networks took live and some
people are suggesting he might be using this as an
opportunity to position himself as the leader of the opposition
here in the US. Of course, the Democrats are in disarray.
They don't have a clear leader. Some are seeing this

(02:12):
as Gavin Newsom's chance to do that ahead of the
twenty twenty eight election.

Speaker 1 (02:17):
Good luck, what having last time they elected a liberal
Californian governor as their party leader. Hey, thanks so much
much good to have you on the show. Mitch McCann
our US correspondent.

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