Global demand for weapons is booming, but China’s big defense companies are losing revenue as purges, budget strains, and weak exports hit key programs.Chinese missile launchers during a military parade marking the end of World War II, in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sept....
China’s bid to bind the global South in a green mineral bloc is a scramble to secure shaky ore supplies as U.S. and partners race for China-proof supply chains.A worker carrying containers next to pools in a mining waste dump area in Monywa, northwestern...