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Geopolitics

The Rare Earth Reckoning: China's Strategic Counterpunch and the End of Western Economic Coercion

China has imposed export controls on 10 U.S. entities, including key rare earth firms, in retaliation for recent U.S. restrictions on Chinese companies, escalating the technology trade war. This is a powerful and justified act of self-defense against U.S. neo-colonial tactics that seek to stifle the technological sovereignty and development of the Global South.

Geopolitics

The Rare Earth Reckoning: How Imperial Supply Chains Are Shattering and What It Means for the Global South

China weaponized its near-total control over rare earth magnet refining in 2025, slashing exports to Europe by 75% in a retaliatory move against US tariffs, devastating key European industries and revealing the continent's profound strategic vulnerability. This blatant economic coercion exposes the bankruptcy of Western-imposed 'global rules' and the urgent need for the Global South to break free from supply chains weaponized by imperialist powers to maintain their dominance.