The EU on Wednesday releases its plan to try to end the 27-nation bloc's dependence on China for rare earths, as Beijing's stranglehold threatens key industries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/03/markets/eu-china-rare-earths/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #eu #china #rareearths
The U.S. will seek agreements with eight allied nations as part of a new effort to strengthen supply chains for computer chips and minerals needed for artificial intelligence technology. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/02/tech/us-minerals-ai-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #mineral #ai #china #rareearths #us #tech #donaldtrump
The European Union will unveil measures next week to cut the bloc's over-reliance on China for critical raw materials as Europe seeks to keep up with fierce global competition from the U.S. and Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/01/eu-raw-materials-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #eu #china #trade #rareearths #mining
China achieved manufacturing dominance thanks to its weaker protections for workers, communities and the environment. Now it’s exporting that model. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/30/world/chinas-low-rights-model/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #indonesia #australia #us #europe #globalsouth #rareearths #chineseeconomy #asianeconomy #labor
Across mainland Southeast Asia, more than 2,400 mines — many of them illegal and unregulated — could be releasing deadly chemicals such as cyanide and mercury into river water, according to new research. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/24/asia-pacific/toxic-mines-southeast-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southeastasia #mining #pollution #rareearths #thailand #myanmar #china
China’s Premier Li Qiang came to the Group of 20 summit poised to defend his country’s rare earths curbs and armed with offerings to quell the concerns of developing nations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/24/tech/china-li-rare-earths-g20/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #china #liqiang #g20 #rareearths
Japan should leverage its alliance with the U.S. to counter China’s threats rather than seeking quick compromises alone that will lead to long-term losses, an outspoken Japanese lawmaker says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/21/japan/politics/japan-counter-china-us-help/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #china #heiseki #nipponishinnokai #taiwa #sanaetakaichi #chipmakers #rareearths
Beijing’s moves so far appear calibrated to inflict pain without crossing into territory that might galvanize a coordinated international response. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/20/japan/xi-blowback-rare-earths-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #rareearths #xijinping #sanaetakaichi
China has begun designing a new rare earth licensing regime that could speed up shipments, but it is unlikely to amount to a complete rollback of restrictions as hoped by Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/08/china-rare-earth-export-rules/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #us #china #rareearths #trade
Japan and the U.S. will join forces to extract rare earths in waters around a small Pacific island, after the two struck an agreement to work to cut their reliance on China for the material. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/07/japan/us-rare-earth-pacific-island/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #usjapanrelations #rareearths #china #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump
Japan's strategic positioning is central to countering China’s economic and geopolitical influence, with a focus on technological collaboration, military alignment and supply chain security. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/05/japan/us-china-meaning-for-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #china #rareearths #us #donaldtrump #xijingping #trade #tariffs #apec #uschinarelations #usjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations
According to Chinese academics, economists, and retired military officers, the country's leaders are not losing any sleep over Donald Trump's America First agenda. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/05/world/what-chinese-leaders-think-of-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #rareearths #us #donaldtrump #xijingping #trade #tariffs #apec #uschinarelations
Chinese leader Xi Jinping used diplomacy at the APEC summit to strengthen Beijing’s regional influence and global image while Trump focused on short-term trade gains. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/04/china-stole-the-show-in-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #china #rareearths #us #donaldtrump #xijingping #trade #tariffs #apec
China will effectively suspend implementing additional export controls on rare earth metals and terminate investigations targeting U.S. companies in the semiconductor supply chain, the White House said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/03/tech/china-rare-earth-us-chip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #china #rareearths #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
Rare-earth producers are working to expand U.S. supplies of the tiny but vital industrial components at the heart of a global trade showdown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/28/rare-earths-us-boom-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #rareearths #trade #us #china #tech
The U.S. and China are scrambling to salvage a planned summit of their leaders, now just a week away, while trading blame for a spike in tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/23/world/politics/xi-trump-summit-beijing-tension/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #republicans #xijinping #china #tech #rareearths #computers #semiconductors #ai #trade
The U.S.-China trade war intensifies as China uses rare earths dominance to retaliate against U.S. tariffs, while the U.S. pushes for a global response and long-term strategy to reduce reliance on China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/21/japan/what-a-real-trade-war-looks-like/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #scottbessent #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #china #uschinarelations #rareearths
Global automakers are scouring the globe for crucial rare earths ahead of looming Chinese export controls, with executives worried the curbs could lead to parts shortages and plant closures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/21/tech/carmakers-china-rare-earths-deadline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #china #carmakers #rareearths #trade #electricvehicles
U.S. President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed a critical minerals deal aimed at countering China, with the American leader also backing the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/21/asia-pacific/politics/trump-albanese-minerals-us-australia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #donaldtrump #australia #anthonyalbanese #rareearths #china #aukus #defense
China's announcement of new rules clamping down on the flow of rare earths used in everything from computer chips to cars to missiles takes a leaf from the U.S. playbook on technology controls. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/20/world/politics/china-rare-earth-restrictions-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #rareearths #xijinping #china #exports #tech #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
