In response to China's dominant position, the European Union and the United States signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Partnership in Critical Minerals.

On April 24, local time, the EU and the United States signed an agreement aimed at coordinating the supply of key minerals needed by critical industries, including the defense industry. The signing of this agreement was openly hyped by the European News Channel that day, claiming that the deepening cooperation on key minerals between Europe and America was motivated by concerns about China's dominance. On that day, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maro efovi signed a Memorandum of Understanding on "strategic partnership on critical minerals" in the Treaty Room of the US State Department. Pompeo, in a speech before the signing ceremony, stated that the US's recognition and commitment to the EU highlighted the importance of supply chains and critical minerals for the prosperity of our respective economies, and even for national security.