U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the media, flanked by U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, after two days of meetings with a Chinese delegation in Paris on March 16. | REUTERS

Washington – The Trump administration warned a top Chinese official on Friday that Beijing must immediately implement its commitments under a nearly year-old trade agreement, particularly on delivery of rare earths and other critical minerals and ​agricultural purchases, the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office said.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer urged ‌Chinese Vice ‌Premier He Lifeng in a call to implement terms of the pact agreed in Busan, South ​Korea, in October 2025, the U.S.…