FACTBOX: Trump-Xi summit to tackle China's rare earth dominance
US access to critical minerals and rare earth elements is expected to be a central issue on the agenda when US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Beijing on May 14-15, a topic of growing strategic importance amid escalating trade tensions and recent export restrictions imposed by China. “The center of gravity moved away from tariffs â long seen by Trump as the decisiveUS access to critical minerals and rare earth elements is expected to be a central issue on the agenda when US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Beijing on May 14-15, a topic of growing strategic importance amid escalating trade tensions and recent export restrictions imposed by China. “The center of gravity moved away from tariffs â long seen by Trump as the decisiveRead More