Shortly after U.S. lawmakers pushed for wider chip export restrictions to China—following a report that Chinese chipmakers bought $38 billion in advanced equipment last year—Beijing responded. On October 9, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced sweeping export controls on items deemed critica...

Ahead of a scheduled call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on TikTok and trade issues, China’s rare-earth exports surged to a record 7,338 tons in August, Bloomberg reports, citing customs data. As per Bloomberg, the surge marks the highest monthly level for ...

According to Financial Times, researchers at the Colorado School of Mines said the U.S. could significantly reduce its dependence on China for many vital minerals by recovering byproducts from existing domestic metal mining operations rather than letting them go unused. Their findings were published...

While China gradually relaxes rare earth export restrictions following its late-June agreement—signaling a commitment to approve U.S. export applications—the country today (August 22) announced the “Interim Measures for the Total Volume Regulation and Management of Rare Earth Mining and Rare E...

During the heated U.S.-China tariff battle in April, China wielded rare earths as a weapon by halting exports. According to a Liberty Times report citing The Economist, while the move seemed effective, it will likely “backfire” in the long run, as China’s export controls in recent years have p...