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How China Took Over the World’s Rare Earths Industry

China seized mines and built factories. Japan took note and invested in Australia. But the United States did little despite concerns about control of supplies.

China Girds for Economic Stress of Trump’s Tariffs

The economy grew steadily from January through March, but U.S. tariffs pose a risk for China in the coming weeks and months.

China Halts Critical Rare Earth Exports as Trade War Intensifies

Beijing has suspended exports of certain rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for the world’s car, semiconductor and aerospace industries.

Inside Factories in China, a Struggle to Survive Trump’s Tariffs

Small factories with tiny profit margins have played a central role in China’s international competitiveness. Many could now face disaster.

China Hits Back Again at Trump, Bringing New Tariffs on U.S. Goods to 84%

Beijing announced a new round of 50 percent tariffs in response to President Trump’s latest levies as the trade conflict between the superpowers escalates.

China Condemns American ‘Protectionism’

Beijing issued a lengthy denunciation of U.S. trade policies and accused Washington of violating a trade deal the countries reached in President Trump’s first term.

‘The Tsunami Is Coming’: China’s Global Exports Are Just Getting Started

A staggering $1.9 trillion in extra industrial lending is fueling a continued flood of exports that could be spread even wider across the world by...

Trump Blocked America’s Front Door to China. Now He’s Closing Back Doors.

The U.S. tariffs on transshipment countries like Vietnam and Cambodia are so steep that they could force a major reassessment of global supply chains.

Trump’s Threatened Tariff on Buyers of Venezuelan Oil Could Squeeze China

Venezuela owes China’s banks about $10 billion, and its oil is about the only legal way it has to pay them back.

Stocks Fall Further as Concern About Tariffs Deepens

Markets in Asia reflected investors’ continued worries about the economic disruption of President Trump’s trade policies.