WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical-minerals deal at the White House on Monday as the U.S. eyes the continent’s rich rare-earth resources at a time when China is imposing tougher rules on exporting its own critical minerals abroad....

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The US and Australia have taken a major step in trying to break China's chokehold on the world's supply of critical minerals....

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“In war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak,” wrote Sun Tzu in his 5th century BCE military treatise, The Art of War....

China's sweeping restrictions on rare earth exports threaten the U.S. defense industry, providing President Xi Jinping with powerful leverage over President Donald Trump in upcoming trade talks....

The U.S. and China have raised new tariffs and export controls on each other, but they may just be a negotiating tactic....

China’s pledge to choke off shipments of rare earth elements could wreak havoc on tech giants like Apple and Tesla as well as big US military contractors – and experts called it a major bargaining chip as Beijing haggles with President Trump over tariffs....

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State capitalism and rare earth processing dilemmas in focus at the FT Metals and Mining Summit...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to place an additional 100% tax on Chinese imports starting on Nov. 1 or sooner, potentially escalating tariff rates close to levels that in April fanned fears of a global recession....

New York — The US trade war with China has a major sticking point: rare earth minerals....