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FILE - A Chinese official walks by the China and U.S. national flags before a meeting between Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao at the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool, File)

FILE - A Chinese official walks by the China and U.S. national flags before a meeting between Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao at the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool, File)

The Chinese flag is seen on a tower at a antimony mining company in Lengshuijiang in south China's Hunan province on Oct. 8, 2009. (Chinatopix via AP, File)

The Chinese flag is seen on a tower at a antimony mining company in Lengshuijiang in south China's Hunan province on Oct. 8, 2009. (Chinatopix via AP, File)

FILE - Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao speaks at a press conference on the sideline of the National People's Congress in Beijing, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

FILE - Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao speaks at a press conference on the sideline of the National People's Congress in Beijing, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

FILE - A man works at a manufacturer of Integrated Chip encapsulation in Nantong in eastern China's Jiangsu province on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (Chinatopix Via AP, File)

FILE - A man works at a manufacturer of Integrated Chip encapsulation in Nantong in eastern China's Jiangsu province on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (Chinatopix Via AP, File)