Jakarta will sign a pact worth $34 billion with business partners next week to boost purchases from the United States in a bid to avoid 32% tariffs on its exports
Intense criticism of price wars spurred by China's huge industrial overcapacity has put a spotlight on less successful aspects of President Xi's policies and his standing at home
Producers of rare earth magnets outside of China have been flooded with inquiries since Beijing imposed a licensing system for magnets its companies make
The Ministry of Commerce in Beijing said on Saturday it opposes any country signing tariff deals with the US that erode China's interests
There are signs that carmakers, US firms waiting to receive rare earths, and even top US officials, are far from certain Beijing will speed up its mineral exports
The fight for control of a rare earths miner has taken a twist with government suing a China-linked firm over an alleged breach of foreign investment laws
A Ford executive said this week that China’s approval process for rare earth exports was still much slower than what the industry needed
US officials – concerned about the trade deal with China – are considering revoking authorizations granted in recent years to chipmakers Samsung, SK Hynix and TSMC, making it difficult to get US goods and tech for their plants in China
China's global exports of antimony are now just a third of the levels seen this time last year
China has not budged on specialized rare earths, such as samarium, which are needed for military applications and outside the fast-track trade deal agreed in London
Notorious ethnic group in northeast Myanmar is guarding new Chinese-run rare earth mines in Shan State, where chemicals are used to flush the minerals out of local mountains, creating another toxic runoff concern for Thailand
China has agreed to supply rare earth exports, while the US will drop some recent measures and allow Chinese students to access US universities under an initial trade deal discussed in London