geopolitics

Beijing/Tokyo: Tensions between China and Japan have escalated further as China continues to restrict exports of critical minerals and rare earth materials to Japan, placing significant pressure on Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and…

Beijing/Washington: China has reportedly added major U.S. rare earth companies MP Materials and USA Rare Earth to its blacklist, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing critical minerals rivalry between the world's two largest…

The United States has clarified that it is not funding a proposed $100 million security force intended to guard mining operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to an official statement from the U.S. embassy. The…

Western governments, traditionally advocates of free-market economics, are increasingly adopting heavy state intervention in industrial policy to counter China’s growing economic and technological influence, according to analysts tracking…