Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: Floods prompt mass evacuations in Beijing, a viral video of bullying sparks protests, and another trade deadline looms over the United ...
“Water has long been a tool of warfare, but in recent years, the world has entered a dark new era of hydroterrorism,” Abdoulie Ceesay, the deputy majority leader of the ...
Washington and Beijing’s bitter trade spat over rare earths—the powerful elements that are crucial to defense and other advanced technologies—has left vulnerable European leaders worried that they could be next. ...
Unnerved by its recent trade spat with China, the Trump administration is turbocharging efforts to forge a domestic supply chain for rare earths, the powerful materials that underpin technology from ...
As a heavily laden, Danish-owned container ship leaves Singapore’s port and enters international waters, it pings China’s Zheng He vessel identification system, providing an update on its cargo and intended ...
Since taking office a second time, U.S. President Donald Trump has embraced state capitalism to a stunning degree. He has taken a personal stake, not even a government stake, in ...
The European Union is making a significant shift in its approach to resource security, preparing to launch a strategic stockpiling program for critical minerals. Amid growing geopolitical tensions and risks, ...
U.S. President Donald Trump’s second trade blitzkrieg this week, after resuscitating his plan to enact sweeping tariffs on much of the world, was to announce 50 percent import duties on ...
The race for critical and rare-earth mineral dominance is escalating, underscored by the Trump administration’s recent agreement with Ukraine. Demand for critical minerals—which power clean energy, artificial intelligence, and much ...
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: China agrees to rare-earth deal with the United States, the Dalai Lama prepares to announce succession plans, and a new video ...
