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How China Took Over the World’s Rare Earths Industry
China seized mines and built factories. Japan took note and invested in Australia. But the United States did little despite ...
China Girds for Economic Stress of Trump’s Tariffs
The economy grew steadily from January through March, but U.S. tariffs pose a risk for China in the coming weeks and months.
U.S. Gas Exports to China Stopped After Beijing Imposed Tariffs
The United States accounted for only 3 percent of China’s natural gas imports last year. Those purchases could now dry up ...
How China and the E.U. Are Reacting to Trump’s Tariffs
Ana Swanson, who covers trade and international economics for The New York Times, talks to Jeanna Smialek, The Times’s Brussels bureau chief, and Keith Bradsher, The Times’s Beijing bureau chief, ...
Inside Factories in China, a Struggle to Survive Trump’s Tariffs
Small factories with tiny profit margins have played a central role in China’s international competitiveness. Many could now ...
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China halts critical rare earth exports as trade war intensifies
The official crackdown is part of Beijing’s retaliation for President Donald Trump’s sharp increase in tariffs that started ...
China suspends exports of certain rare earth minerals and magnets, NYT reports
China has suspended exports of a wide range of critical minerals and magnets as part of China’s retaliation for President ...
China hits back at Trump by tightening exports of rare earths
The new restrictions, which will impact on the US auto industry and military contractors, appear to be the most significant ...
Why Trump Could Lose His Trade War With China
The Times Opinion columnist discusses what he thinks Trump — and American policymakers — misunderstand about China in the ...