China’s Trump Card Against Sanctions: Nothing Moves Without Our Rare Earths

Beijing announced sweeping new export controls on rare earth minerals, just weeks ahead of the Xi-Trump meeting at this year’s APEC summit. This week, geopolitical analyst Arnaud Bertrand joins Amanda Yee to discuss this latest development in the trade war, its implications for the global economy and supply chains, and how Europe is becoming a battleground in rising U.S.-China tensions.

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