Rare-Earth, China

US Section 301 Probes Ignite Fresh Trade Tensions, China Signals Rare-Earth Export Curbs and Soybean Retaliation

Global trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies are rising again after Washington launched a new round of investigations into the trade practices of dozens of countries, including China, prompting warnings from Chinese commentators that Beijing could respond with...
Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State

China Holds Firm in Rare Earth Market, US Expands International Alliance to Reshape Critical Supply Chains

The administration of Donald Trump has unveiled an ambitious plan to assemble a 55-country critical minerals alliance aimed at coordinating supply chains, stabilizing pricing and reducing Western dependence on China for rare earths and other niche metals vital to advanced...
Xi Jinping- Donald Trump

China’s Rare Earth Gambit: Can China Wield Its Rare Earths Trump Card Against the United States Before It Backfires?

It doesn’t take an expert in international security to see that China is currently emboldened on the world stage. And to be fair, it has good reason to be confident—especially after United States President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi...