Tech manufacturers are braced for disruption but non-China producers could get a boostSHANGHAI/SYDNEY/TAIPEI -- China's new export controls on rare earths, lithium-ion batteries and synthetic diamonds have shocked governments and companies around the world, with many seeing them as likely to reignite tensions with Washington ahead of an expected meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping....

The U.S.-China trade war has just escalated—again....

Businesses across the global semiconductor supply chain are bracing themselves for disruptions from an escalating trade war, after China imposed curbs on rare-earth mineral exports and the US responded with additional tariffs and restrictions on software sales to the Asian nation....

US President Donald Trump has said he would impose an additional 100% tariff on imports from China from next month....

China tightened export controls for critical rare-earth metals on Thursday....

China announced sweeping new rare earth export controls on Thursday, tightening global access to critical raw materials required for computer chips and defense technology — and ratcheting up bilateral tensions in the run-up to a meeting later this month between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping....

In an unexpected move, the Trump administration has announced publicly that it supports renewing the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for one year, and is interested in considering entering discussions on the long-term renewal of AGOA....

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The US government is in talks to set up a multibillion-dollar fund for overseas mining projects with investment firm Orion Resource Partners, as Washington seeks to counter Chinese dominance of critical minerals....

President Donald Trump is increasing the US government's stakes in the private sector, a trend experts say may be necessary to strengthen domestic supply chains for metals and mining....

The head of one of China’s largest rare earth miners boasted recently of the country’s dominance of the critical minerals industry, telling investors that western efforts to weaken Beijing’s grasp were destined to fail....

The U.S. is ramping up efforts to boost production of crucial components used in electric vehicles, smartphones and fighter jets...