China’s Rare-Earth Flex Sends the United States Scrambling

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China’s Rare-Earth Flex Sends the United States Scrambling

Beijing’s new export controls take a page from Washington’s playbook.

A container ship is seen from directly above, at the port in Qingdao, China. It is heading toward the left of the image and flanked on its right by a smaller vessel. The containers on the main ship look rectangular from this angle and are brightly colored in shades of orange, red, white, and blue. The water beneath the vessels looks like a dark, almost emerald green. October 14, 2025, 5:28 PM Comment icon View Comments ( )