Washington: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed on Monday that Washington expects support from its allies and friends, including India, over its attempt to counter China’s latest export controls on rare earths.

In an interview with Fox News, Bessent characterised the Chinese export controls as “China versus the world” and expressed confidence that US partners would extend their backing behind Washington’s efforts.

“We have already been in touch with the allies. We will be meeting with them this week, and I expect that we will get substantial global support from the Europeans, from the Indians, from the democracies in Asia…This is a global problem, and I think our global allies will follow us on this,” he added.

Bessent asserted that the US won’t “let these export restrictions a

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