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

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Washington Post

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

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  • Reported by Washington Post and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:00:00 UTC.

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  1. Trump and Xi come face-to-face as US and China jostle for dominance over AI

  2. Trump greets Xi Jinping on arrival in rare move as US-China trade truce extended

  3. With Trump-Xi truce, China looks to reshape Asian order

  4. China confirms Xi Jinping’s U.S. visit this week for talks with Donald Trump

  5. China's AI chip blitz arms Xi with a message for Trump: 'You can't choke us off'

  6. How China helped arm Iran before Trump rolled out the red carpet for Xi

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

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