China to continue facilitating rare earth exports to EU

China is willing to continue facilitating the approval of licenses for rare earth exports to the European Union and hopes the bloc will help resolve key licensing cases involving dual-use exports to China on a reciprocal basis, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

"China will continue working with the EU through the export control dialogue mechanism to promote trade in dual-use items between the two sides," He Yadong, a spokesman for the ministry, told a news conference.