China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Aim to Beat U.S. at Its Own Game NYT | Top Stories By: Ana Swanson and Meaghan Tobin 16 October 2025 at 17:17 Beijing’s latest effort to weaponize global supply chains is modeled on the American technology controls that it has long criticized. © Pool photo by Ken IshiiPresident Trump has threatened to cancel a meeting with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, who spoke at the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women in Beijing on Monday.
China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Aim to Beat U.S. at Its Own Game NYT | China By: Ana Swanson and Meaghan Tobin 16 October 2025 at 17:04 Beijing’s latest effort to weaponize global supply chains is modeled on the American technology controls that it has long criticized.