Beijing recently tightened export controls on some critical rare earth elements, ratcheting up its tariff standoff with Washington. By monopolizing more than 90 percent of global rare earth processing, China has long held these 17 elements as a strategic CCP’s ‘Weaponized Negotiation’ Could Backfire, Expert Says
Beijing recently tightened export controls on some critical rare earth elements, ratcheting up its tariff standoff with Washington. By monopolizing more than 90 percent of global rare earth processing, China has long held these 17 elements as a strategic 
Li, a garment exporter in southern China, said the United States’ steep tariffs have dealt a devastating blow to his business. The business owner from Guangzhou Province said his orders from the United States “evaporated” as the levies escalated. Li is
Ahead of the 20th anniversary of China’s petitioning system, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) escalated efforts to intercept petitioners arriving in Beijing. Dozens of Chinese citizens who flocked to the Chinese capital seeking justice for a wide range of