This interpretation is dangerously wrong. It mistakes a tactical maneuver for a strategic retreat. Chinese-language analysis of the summit reveals a different story: one of strategic patience from a power that understands both its structural dominance and its acute vulnerabilities. Beijing’s move was not a concession but a calculated exercise of power – a strategic pause that maintains leverage while managing vulnerabilities.
søndag 9. november 2025
Why the West Can’t Escape China’s Rare Earth Dominance – Yet
When U.S. President Donald Trump emerged from his October summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, he declared it a “12 out of 10” success. Washington, it seemed, had won a major concession. In exchange for tariff relief, Beijing agreed to pause its escalating export controls on rare earth elements for one year, granting U.S. industry a vital reprieve.
This interpretation is dangerously wrong. It mistakes a tactical maneuver for a strategic retreat. Chinese-language analysis of the summit reveals a different story: one of strategic patience from a power that understands both its structural dominance and its acute vulnerabilities. Beijing’s move was not a concession but a calculated exercise of power – a strategic pause that maintains leverage while managing vulnerabilities.
This interpretation is dangerously wrong. It mistakes a tactical maneuver for a strategic retreat. Chinese-language analysis of the summit reveals a different story: one of strategic patience from a power that understands both its structural dominance and its acute vulnerabilities. Beijing’s move was not a concession but a calculated exercise of power – a strategic pause that maintains leverage while managing vulnerabilities.
