Beijing on the Trump–Albanese critical-minerals deal: “Countries with critical mineral resources need to play a positive role in keeping relevant industrial and supply chains safe and stable and to ensure normal trade and economic cooperation.”
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Beijing on the Trump–Albanese critical-minerals deal: “Countries with critical mineral resources need to play a positive role in keeping relevant industrial and supply chains safe and stable and to ensure normal trade and economic cooperation.”
EU Trade VP Maroš Šefčovič says the EU and China agreed to hold emergency talks in Brussels on Beijing’s new rare-earth export controls.
China has overtaken the U.S. as Germany’s top trading partner in Jan–Aug 2025: €163.4B in goods trade with China vs €162.8B with the U.S., per preliminary Destatis data. China regains No.1 after the U.S. led in 2024; shift linked to new U.S. tariffs.
Reuters: Washington is weighing export restrictions on products made with/containing U.S. software—from laptops to jet engines—in response to Beijing’s curbs, with major supply-chain implications.
China's foreign minister warned of the arrival of a "multipolar world" on Monday, taking a veiled jab at Washington ahead of a crucial meeting between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping.
China said its rare earth export controls are “normal national security management,” already in effect, and aimed at “global supply chain stability” & not a panic response to U.S. tariff threats.
Chinese media on the latest U.S. & China economic talks in Malaysia. Washington “paused” a planned 100% tariff spike and is now trying to undo the trade crisis it sparked. Beijing’s message is we have countermeasures and we’re willing to use them.
Beijing is openly selling fusion as a sovereignty play now. China’s “BEST” reactor in Hefei is slated for 2027 completion and is billed as the first device that could actually generate fusion electricity, with a goal of lighting a lamp by 2030.