As part of the new framework reached to implement its May 12 trade deal with China, the United States might ease or pause technology restrictions on the country, but it will eventually expand them again, potentially causing China to restrict its rare earth exports and/or other critical raw materials once more. On June 10, U.S. and Chinese negotiators reached an agreement on a framework to implement their May 12 trade deal that saw both sides scale back the sweeping tariffs they had implemented against each other in early April. No details about the framework have yet been released, and both countries' leaders still need to approve the deal.