Thinking About ChinaOpinionSemiconductor chips on a printed circuit board on Feb. 17, 2023. Florence Lo/Illustration/ReutersLi Li2/4/2026|Updated: 2/4/20260:00CommentaryOn Jan. 26, it was reported that the U.S. Commerce Department will provide USA Rare Earth with a $1.3 billion loan and $277 million in federal funding in exchange...