For China, President Trump’s moves to loosen chip controls, soften U.S. rhetoric and stay silent on tensions with Japan amount to a rare string of strategic gains.

For China, President Trump’s moves to loosen chip controls, soften U.S. rhetoric and stay silent on tensions with Japan amount to a rare string of strategic gains.

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Approval for the H200 chip followed months of haggling between tech industry backers and defense hawks.

In an unusual move, Xi Jinping, the leader of China, called President Trump. The two spoke about trade, Taiwan and Ukraine, according to separate official statements.

Trump’s ill-conceived tariff war exposed U.S. vulnerabilities, strengthened China’s leverage and undermined America at a pivotal time.

The contracts are the latest sign of how Europe is lagging the United States in the race to break China’s chokehold on rare earths.

The changes would make it easier for American firms to obtain key minerals, delivering on what the White House said the two countries had agreed to at last month’s summit.

The Chinese government followed through on promises it made publicly after a recent summit, but has not yet taken other actions sought by the White House.

Drones, missiles and other crucial components of Europe’s rush to rearm itself rely on an increasingly unsteady supply of minerals from China.

As he so often does, the president is pushing the wrong answer to the right question on trade policy with Beijing.

The president’s trade truce with China has lowered U.S. tariffs to a level that could pause a longer-term effort to reduce America’s dependence on Beijing.

Some analysts say Beijing won a major victory in its trade talks: Getting the U.S. to withdraw a national security measure that previously was not under discussion.

Xi now sees our weakness and will try to exploit it, perhaps leaving America a diminished presence in Asia.

The highly anticipated event covered a lot of ground on tariff and trade barriers, but questions remain about reaching a lasting accord.

China has suspended export controls announced this month, but was conspicuously silent about rules imposed earlier, which are snarling global supply chains.

The two leaders reached an agreement on fentanyl, some tariffs and rare earths, at least for a year. But even as the global trade picture cleared a little, Mr. Trump spurred new worries about nuclear proliferation.

By withholding soybean purchases and rare-earth exports, China extracted relief from U.S. tariffs and delayed export controls, without conceding much in return.

China agreed to suspend for a year some of its limits on exports of rare earth metals, while the U.S. halved its fentanyl-related tariffs.

Why the country’s move to restrict exports of rare-earth minerals is so powerful that it cannot be easily countered by the United States.

The Trump administration is hailing a potential deal that may return the U.S.-China relationship to where it was before the president began a trade war against Beijing.

The U.S. announced agreements on Sunday with Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia, securing support for its efforts to pressure China on trade and critical minerals.

China’s far-reaching rules already affect manufacturers of semiconductors, cars and many other products. They will soon become much broader.

Negotiators announced on Sunday they had preliminarily agreed on several issues ahead of an expected meeting between President Trump and Xi Jinping this week.

The trade case is coming at a pivotal moment, before a meeting next week between President Trump and China’s leader.

In weaponizing its dominance over the crucial minerals, Beijing is using tactics that it once denounced, potentially alienating nations it wants to court.

Australia’s got reserves and mining expertise, and the United States is eager to invest in alternatives to China. But building mines, refineries and factories could take years.

The United States hopes to become less dependent on China by increasing access to mineral-rich countries. Rare earth metals are vital to an array of modern industries.

China’s escalating curbs on the critical minerals has given Australia, a longstanding U.S. ally, the opportunity to reposition itself to a transactional president.