China has leverage it can use by limiting access to its rare earth supplies, but it does not want to sacrifice its reputation ...

China produces the entire world’s supply of samarium, a rare earth metal that the United States and its allies need to ...

Police officers, customs officials and spies are reinforcing China’s embargo on the critical minerals that it overwhelmingly ...

Beijing has approved more export licenses for the critical minerals and magnets in recent days, but supplies remain scarce ...

China has stopped almost all shipments of critical minerals that are needed for cars, robots, wind turbines, jet fighters and ...

The United States allowed its rare earth metals industry to move to China and could now face severe economic disruption as ...

Officials from both sides are meeting on Monday in London, aiming to resolve differences over tariffs and supply chains that ...

But the United States did little despite concerns about control of supplies. By Keith Bradsher Keith Bradsher, who has covered China’s rare earth industry since 2009, reported from Beijing ...

European companies operating in China say the market has become increasingly challenging because of weak economic demand and opaque government rules on business.

By Ana Swanson Keith Bradsher and Jordyn Holman Ana Swanson covers international trade. Keith Bradsher is the Beijing bureau chief for The New York Times. Jordyn Holman covers the retail sector.

Here’s how the system started. By Jenny Gross and Keith Bradsher Jenny Gross reported from London, and Keith Bradsher from Hong Kong. President Trump on Wednesday imposed some of the steepest ...