Beijing’s Critical Minerals Ban Signals Rising US–China Trade Tensions
U.S. leaders have considered China’s dominance in critical mineral production as a national security risk and have been working to find alternative sources.
A loader shifts soil containing rare earth minerals to be loaded at a port in Lianyungang, in China's Jiangsu Province, on Sept. 5, 2010. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Businesses worldwide are already bracing for increased U.S.–China trade tensions expected under the incoming Trump administration, but with weeks remaining before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, China has made an unprecedented move.
Catherine Yang
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Catherine Yang has been with The Epoch Times in New York since 2008. She also launched and previously served as chief editor of American Essence magazine and Epoch Health.
