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SOME NON-TARIFF BARRIERS PAUSED
China also committed to removing non-tariff countermeasures imposed against the United States since April 2, although it remains unclear how some of these measures will be walked back.As part of its retaliation in April, China added rare earths to its controlled export list, opened an anti-dumping probe into chemical firm DuPont's <DD.N> China business and blacklisted some U.S. defense and tech firms.
The wording of the agreement suggests those firms will be removed from the list, which barred trade and investment with China and the anti-dumping probe shelved.
The statement only said countermeasures imposed after April 2 will be removed, which would therefore not include a dozen companies blacklisted in March, and the anti-dumping investigation into Google announced in February.
Asked for comment, a spokesperson for DuPont said: "We continue to stay connected with SAMR (China's State Administration for Market Regulation) through our regular channels."