Biotech battle breaks out between China and the US
Europe also warns of falling into the critical minerals supply chain trap amid heightened tensions
Critical Minerals
Trump looks to tariff-hit friends to bail him out
This should be a clear sign to our allies that we must work together against China, says key aide Bessent
China and the US plunge into a rare-earth crater
Beijing creates a closed-loop ecosystem that pulls in Australia’s materials and exports finished goods
Xi puts the squeeze on Trump before critical talks
China’s move to weaponize rare earths is ‘strategic’ and is aimed at ‘hindering’ the US and its allies
Defense of the realm and the battle for rare earths
Minerals needed to drive the technological revolution in the US and Europe are controlled by China
Xi trumps Trump and cripples global supply chains
China’s leader ‘must be encouraged at just how weak the response has been to rare earth’ restrictions
Trump’s Greenland grab sparked by China’s red alert
But ‘no great power has been able to go it alone forever – and taking the island is unlikely to change this’