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Elemental Leverage: How the United States Can Stop China’s Rare-Earths Squeeze Before the Next Crisis

In August 2025, Li Chenggang, Beijing's chief trade negotiator, didn't bother with euphemism. If the United States continued tightening controls on advanced technologies, he warned, China would answer by restricting exports of the metals that make … Continue reading Elemental Leverage:

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In August 2025, Li Chenggang, Beijing's chief trade negotiator, didn't bother with euphemism.

If the United States continued tightening controls on advanced technologies, he warned, China would answer by restricting exports of the metals that make … Continue reading Elemental Leverage:

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In August 2025, Li Chenggang, Beijing's chief trade negotiator, didn't bother with euphemism. If the United States continued tightening controls on advanced technologies, he warned, China would answer by restricting exports of the metals that make … Continue reading Elemental Leverage: How the United States Can Stop China's Rare-Earths Squeeze Before the Next Crisis →

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