中国警告美国-马来西亚稀土交易威胁全球贸易及其区域影响力。 China warns U.S.-Malaysia rare earth deal threatens global trade and its regional influence.

中国对马来西亚与美国之间的新互惠贸易协议表示严重关切, China has raised serious concerns about a new reciprocal trade deal between Malaysia and the U.S., warning it could harm global trade and regional cooperation, according to a Nov. 27 statement. 虽然马来西亚重申致力于与中国建立经济伙伴关系,但争端的核心是马来西亚在稀土加工中的作用,这是全球供应链的关键。 While Malaysia reaffirmed its commitment to its economic partnership with China, the dispute centers on Malaysia’s role in rare earth processing—key to global supply chains. 尽管马来西亚禁止原始稀土出口, 但美国仍想通过利用马来西亚的加工能力来减少对中国的依赖。 The U.S. aims to reduce reliance on China by leveraging Malaysia’s processing capacity, despite Malaysia’s ban on raw rare earth exports. 中国认为,在对供应链安全日益激烈的地缘政治竞争中,这对中国在关键矿产市场的影响构成挑战。 China views this as a challenge to its influence in critical mineral markets amid growing geopolitical competition over supply chain security.