By withholding soybean purchases and rare-earth exports, China extracted relief from U.S. tariffs and delayed export controls, without conceding much in return.
Author: Lily Kuo and David Pierson
With Power Move on Rare Earths, China Plays Both Victim and Bully
In weaponizing its dominance over the crucial minerals, Beijing is using tactics that it once denounced, potentially alienating nations it wants to court.