US-China

US-China

Rare earth elements are essential ingredients in all kinds of high-tech goods. Photo: Wang chun lyg/Imaginechina/picture alliance

Can the West break China's grip on rare earths?

China has dominated every stage of the rare-earth supply chain over the past two decades. Efforts by other countries to reduce reliance on Chinese minerals have so far made little progress.

US President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with China's President Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, on 29 June 2019. File Photo: Reuters

Hopes for Xi-Trump summit dampened by tough Beijing moves, rising tension

People walk on a pedestrian bridge at the central business district (CBD) during morning rush hour, ahead of the opening of the National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, China, 29 February 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Florence Lo

China's Q3 GDP growth slows to lowest in a year, backs calls for more stimulus

US and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration taken on 10 April 2025. Photo: REUTERS

China and US agree to fresh trade talks

US and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration taken on 10 April 2025. Photo: REUTERS

China blames US for global panic over rare earths controls

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves after his speech as the new Politburo Standing Committee members meet the media following the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 23, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

China to keep its 'all about production' economic playbook as rivalry with US intensifies

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Trump and Xi make progress on TikTok deal, plan to meet in South Korea

US flag and TikTok logos are seen in this illustration taken, April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

TikTok lives: US, China in deal for app to keep operating in US

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng pose during US-China trade and economic talks at Santa Cruz Palace, Spain’s main foreign ministry office, in Madrid, Spain, September 14, 2025. Photo: United States Treasury/Handout via Reuters

US, China talks in Madrid on trade, TikTok carry over into second day

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference at government quarters Rosenbad after the trade talks between the US and China concluded, in Stockholm, Sweden, July 29, 2025. Photo: Magnus Lejhall/TT News Agency/via REUTERS/File Photo

Bessent says US has 'makings of a deal' with China

US President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with China's President Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Trump says he is not seeking summit with Xi, but may visit China

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the US Capitol as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass US President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, June 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Phot

US, China hold new talks on tariff truce, easing path for Trump-Xi meeting

Crews are seen on the flight deck of the USS Nimitz, off the coast of Busan, South Korea, 27 March 2023/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

US aircraft carrier heads west from South China Sea amid Middle East tensions