China’s rare earths grip gives Xi leverage in US trade duel
China’s president Xi Jinping. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)
After the US and China agreed in Geneva to lower tariffs from astronomical heights, tensions are now surging over access to chips and rare earths. And Beijing increasingly appears to have an edge.
President Donald Trump on Friday accused China of violating the agreement struck last month,
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But while the dream sounds like sci-fi,
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