25 h. ago China’s rare earth magnet exports to US plunge 29% as tensions simmer

The decline in China’s exports of rare earth magnets to the United States accelerated in September – a period predating Beijing’s expansion of controls over the flow of the critical minerals – an indication the prized items remain a major battleground in the ongoing trade war between the world’s two largest economies. China’s total exports to the US of the permanent magnets – essential components in manufacturing for several hi-tech industries, including electric vehicles and defence – reached...

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3 d. ago Dutch seized Nexperia over fears Chinese owners planned to move chip production to China

The Dutch government believed chipmaker Nexperia’s Chinese owners planned to move its manufacturing operations to China, prompting the unprecedented seizure of the company that has sent shock waves through the global tech world. Earlier this month, authorities seized control of Nexperia’s management and ousted its Chinese CEO, Zhang Xuezheng, citing national security concerns. In response, China’s Ministry of Commerce on October 4 imposed export controls on Nexperia’s Chinese subsidiary and its...

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4 d. ago US threats to decouple from China only expose its own vulnerability

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. After Beijing announced sweeping export controls last week on rare earths and other critical minerals, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent went ballistic. “Maybe there is some Leninist business model where hurting your customers is a good idea, but they are the largest supplier to the world,” he said. Someone from Beijing might have retorted that Washington has been running on some fascist business model whereby it is upending the entire global trade...

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5 d. ago China imposes export controls on lithium batteries and graphite anode materials

China imposes export controls on lithium batteries and graphite anode materials  WorldECR

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5 d. ago China Imposes Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and a 50% Rule for Export Controls on Rare Earth Elements and Other Items

China Imposes Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and a 50% Rule for Export Controls on Rare Earth Elements and Other Items  JD Supra

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5 d. ago FirstFT: Bessent warns world will ‘decouple’ from China if it imposes new export controls

FirstFT: Bessent warns world will ‘decouple’ from China if it imposes new export controls  Financial Times

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7 d. ago China imposes export ban after Dutch intervention at chipmaker Nexperia

China imposes export ban after Dutch intervention at chipmaker Nexperia  NL Times

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8 d. ago Tariff Latest: Rare Earth Minerals, Critical Software Controls, Chinese Export Data.

Tariff Latest: Rare Earth Minerals, Critical Software Controls, Chinese Export Data.  Barron's

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1 week ago Trump’s latest tariffs trigger over US$6 billion in cryptocurrency liquidations

Cryptocurrency market traders have been hit by record liquidations just days after bitcoin hit a fresh all-time high, with volatility triggered in large part by the latest round of tariffs from US President Donald Trump. Crypto prices tumbled on Friday after Trump said he would impose an additional 100 per cent tariff on China and export controls on software. The declines precipitated – and then were made worse by – what data tracker Coinglass described as “the largest liquidation event in...

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1 week ago Trump’s latest tariffs trigger record cryptocurrency liquidations

Cryptocurrency market traders have been hit by record liquidations just days after bitcoin hit a fresh all-time high, with volatility triggered in large part by the latest round of tariffs from US President Donald Trump. Crypto prices tumbled on Friday after Trump said he would impose an additional 100 per cent tariff on China and export controls on software. The declines precipitated – and then were made worse by – what data tracker Coinglass described as “the largest liquidation event in...

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1 week ago Trump to hike China tariffs to 130% and impose software export controls next month, as trade war reignites to nearly 'Liberation Day' levels

Trump to hike China tariffs to 130% and impose software export controls next month, as trade war reignites to nearly 'Liberation Day' levels  Fortune

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1 week ago Trump to hike China tariff to 130% and impose software export controls next month, as trade war reignites to nearly 'Liberation Day' levels

Trump to hike China tariff to 130% and impose software export controls next month, as trade war reignites to nearly 'Liberation Day' levels  Fortune

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1 week ago China’s new rare earth controls will hit global chip supply chain, analysts say

China’s latest export controls on rare earths are expected to have a direct impact on the global semiconductor supply chain, complicating the production of AI and memory chips from major US and South Korean suppliers, according to analysts. On Thursday, China’s Ministry of Commerce imposed a raft of new export controls on rare earth materials critical for the chip manufacturing process. It imposed restrictions on the export of technologies related to rare earth production, such as mining,...

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1 week ago China imposes export controls on critical minerals ahead of Xi

China imposes export controls on critical minerals ahead of Xi-Trump meet  E&E News by POLITICO

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1 week ago What critical minerals are on China's export control list now?

What critical minerals are on China's export control list now?  Reuters

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