Tag: rare earth minerals

German companies are handing over secrets to China in exchange for rare earth metal supplies.

October 26, 2025 The European Union, which has meekly followed in the wake of the US-China trade war, which has intensified exponentially under Trump, is receiving retaliatory measures in spades. Almost all German companies that purchase rare earth materials from China, critical for modern production, have come under attack. Since April of this year, Beijing […]

US, Australia sign rare earth, mineral agreement as China tightens supply

Aljazeera By Reuters Published On 20 Oct 202520 Oct 2025 United States President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed an agreement on rare earth and critical minerals as China tightens control over global supply. The two leaders signed the deal on Monday at the White House. Trump said the agreement had been negotiated over four […]

Donald Trump as Our Mad Emperor of the Bubble

Ron Unz • October 13, 2025 These days the Wall Street Journal probably ranks as America’s most influential and credible print outlet, so Friday morning’s front-page story describing a sudden new escalation in our episodic trade war with China caught my attention. As emphasized in the first several paragraphs, the Chinese had suddenly imposed an unprecedented new wave of licensing requirements […]

China is killing Boeing as a major Pentagon contractor

Inside China / Business Kevin Walmsley  May 2, 2025 The Pentagon and Congress are concerned that Boeing’s safety, legal, and financial troubles leave the Defense Department vulnerable in event of the company’s bankruptcy. But while Boeing’s poor management and engineering problems are grave in the short term, it is China’s decisions to cut off Boeing […]