Earlier this month, Beijing announced that it was tightening export controls on rare-earth metals. These elements are indispensable for manufacturing semiconductors, weapons systems, and other products vital to American national security. China processes 90 percent of rare earths globally. Now some foreign companies that use them in their products may need approval from the Chinese government to export those products to customers.
fredag 24. oktober 2025
Michael Schuman: China Gets Tough on Trump
Donald trump has always talked tough about China. He returned to the White House in January gunning for a renewed trade war and demanding that Beijing suppress the illicit fentanyl trade, which kills tens of thousands of Americans each year. What he seems not to have planned for is the response: China is getting tough on Trump.
Earlier this month, Beijing announced that it was tightening export controls on rare-earth metals. These elements are indispensable for manufacturing semiconductors, weapons systems, and other products vital to American national security. China processes 90 percent of rare earths globally. Now some foreign companies that use them in their products may need approval from the Chinese government to export those products to customers.
Earlier this month, Beijing announced that it was tightening export controls on rare-earth metals. These elements are indispensable for manufacturing semiconductors, weapons systems, and other products vital to American national security. China processes 90 percent of rare earths globally. Now some foreign companies that use them in their products may need approval from the Chinese government to export those products to customers.
