A man drives a front loader to shift soil containing rare earth minerals for export to Japan at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China, on Sept. 5, 2010. China holds a near-monopoly over the rare earth industry, from mining and refining to magnet manufacturing. Edited by The Epoch Times, STR/AFP via Getty ImagesAs Chinese leader Xi Jinping touts stable ties following his call with U.S. President Donald Trump, analysts warn Beijing’s Indo-Pacific aggression and supply chain weaponization expose ambitions fundamentally at odds with the United States and Western democracies.“I just had a very good telephone call with President Xi…Our relationship with China is extremely strong!” Trump said in a Nov. 24 post on Truth Social, adding that he and Xi discussed many topics that day, including the Russia–Ukraine war, fentanyl, and agricultural products.
Chinas Military Expansion, Support for Russia Entrench Structural Conflict With US: Analysts
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