While the US blundered with tariffs, China simply paused exports of the minerals vital to drones, missiles, and EVs to teach America a lesson.
Trump, the trade bully, had no choice but to cave. Xi politely smiled as he handed the US a geopolitical surrender wrapped in a deal.
Meanwhile, America’s vassals got watch the self-proclaimed superpower get schooled by a country that does actual economic planning.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/opinion/china-us-trade-war-xi-trump.html
