Rare Earths at the Trump-Xi Summit: Relief Without a Resolution

Trump races to stop November 10 time bomb

Look around you, and you’ll see rare earth elements at work. A phone vibrates because a magnet moves a weight. Its screen was polished with cerium powder. Its connection to the rest of the world crosses oceans on cables amplified with erbium. If you drove today, a rare earth magnet helped you steer, and a cerium compound scrubbed the exhaust.All of these devices function because of 17 metals collectively known as rare earth elements. The scienti…

Trump and Xi meet today. Don’t expect any major breakthroughs

Trump and Xi are meeting today on AI and rare earths. Here's why experts don't expect much to actually change.

As Trump meets Xi, rare earths give China a powerful hand

China’s chokehold over rare earths has informed the White House’s less confrontational approach to Beijing, analysts say.

Rare Earths at the Trump-Xi Summit: Relief Without a Resolution

The Trump-Xi meeting may temporarily ease anxiety over rare earth supplies, but it is unlikely to lower the political and regulatory threshold for access.

China's rare earths dominance to overshadow Trump's talks with Xi

The US will remain reliant on China for rare earths well into the 2030s even as it rapidly builds its own mining ​and processing facilities, a stark imbalance facing President Donald Trump as he meets on Thursday with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Rare earths, which are among the 60 minerals ‌considered critical by Washington, must be processed […]

Trump and Xi may extend their truce, but Canada still faces a rare earth squeeze

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trade tensions are becoming a familiar problem for Washington and this week President Donald Trump is putting his deal-making skills to the test as he hosts China’s president at the White House. Xi Jinping arrived in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, and he and Trump will hold talks on Thursday. They are expected […]