Worried about China’s powerful trade leverage, U.S. President Donald Trump wants to rally a coalition of countries to break Beijing’s grip on many of the world’s mineral supply chains.
Yet for much of the world, the United States isn’t exactly a reliable partner, either.
Worried about China’s powerful trade leverage, U.S. President Donald Trump wants to rally a coalition of countries to break Beijing’s grip on many of the world’s mineral supply chains.
Yet for much of the world, the United States isn’t exactly a reliable partner, either.
It’s no secret that China has wielded its supply chain grip against others in trade spats, particularly when it comes to rare earths. But after the Trump administration has spent months wreaking havoc on global trade and imposing on-again, off-again tariffs on key trade partners, world leaders have grown wary of becoming too dependent on Washington, too.
