“We’re always following international law,” Trinidad said.

Workers use machinery to dig at a rare earth mine in Ganxian county in central China’s Jiangxi province on Dec. 30, 2010. (Chinatopix via AP)Trump, without mentioning rare earths specifically,

“The bad news is that China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US,” Trump posted on May 30.The Chinese government indicated Saturday that it is addressing the concerns, which have come from European companies as well. A Commerce Ministry statement said it had granted some approvals and “will continue to strengthen the approval of applications that comply with regulations.”The scramble to resolve the rare earth issue shows that China has a strong card to play if it wants to strike back against tariffs or other measures.

Student visas don’t normally figure in trade talks, butthat it would begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students has emerged as another thorn in the relationship.

China’s Commerce Ministry

when asked last week about the accusation that it had violated the consensus reached in Geneva.Both Bareilles and Keenan-Bolger are involved with the Gavin Creel Fellowship, an initiative that plans to provide $25,000 grants to five emerging theater actors each year.

Sarah Bareilles and host Cynthia Erivo perform “Tomorrow” during the in memoriam segment (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Sarah Bareilles and host Cynthia Erivo perform “Tomorrow” during the in memoriam segment (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

The final award had been announced— best musical to “Maybe Happy Ending” — and the audience started to disperse. But Erivo had another idea.