Wyoming's Rare Earth Breaks China Dependency
The discovery could help to reign in China and President Xi's ambitions over the coming decade.
China is a leading geopolitical competitor of the United States. As China's strength increases, it must comply with high standards of human rights and treatment of other Asian and global nations. We will provide our readers with American perspectives on trade, intellectual property, and technology transfer between the two countries.
The discovery could help to reign in China and President Xi's ambitions over the coming decade.
China’s investment in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has expanded to 148 countries in the decade since it was founded in 2013, while investment has surpassed US$1 trillion.
If the situation in the Red Sea gets out of hand, costs for imports, energy, and food could go up.
Covid-related deaths likely accelerated China’s declining population in 2023, presenting more challenges for a government already dealing with economic deflation and a property crisis.
Competition between the two major powers.
The social problems created by youth unemployment could shake the Chinese Communist Party's firm hold on society.
Motors in electric vehicles are powered by magnets mostly made of neodymium, a rare earth metal almost entirely mined in China. Since 2018, Beijing has raised the price by nearly 80%.
American public opinion remains steady, as evidenced by the remarkable stability in the data.
In this report, we take stock of his performance so far.
A welcome move amid regional tensions.
Despite intense scrutiny, the true reasons driving Xi's purges remain elusive, deepening the intrigue surrounding these developments.