US-China Trade Talks Signal Temporary Truce but Mask Deeper Strategic Risks
As Washington and Beijing edge toward a limited agreement on rare earths and tariffs, the fundamental challenge remains: China’s economic tactics threaten America’s strategic independence and industrial future.
In the run-up to the meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, signs of a budding détente between the United States and China have sparked cautious optimism. But beneath the surface of preliminary agreements lies a deeper story of strategic leverage and economic coercion that should give every American pause. Is This Really a Win for American Interests? The headline-grabbing progress on rare earth minerals—critical components for advanced defense technologies and clean energy—seems promising at first glance. China’s recent tightening of export controls, timed just before this summit, underscores Beijing’s willingness to weaponize its near-monopoly over...
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