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A Chinese flag flutters at the Chinese Ministry of Commerce building in Beijing, China, 4 June, 2025. Photo: REUTERS

China targets US rare earth and other firms with export controls

The measures are a response to the "US government's ​malicious practice" and were taken to safeguard national security and interests

Blocks with symbols and atomic numbers of Rare Earth Elements (REE) are placed on a Chinese flag in this illustration taken January 21, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

China targets US rare earth and other firms with export controls

Taiwan's High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) fire rockets during a live-fire military exercise, which simulates an enemy invasion, in Taichung, Taiwan June 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Photo: REUTERS/Angie Teo

Taiwan to stage five days of combat readiness drills

Miners are seen at the Bayan Obo mine containing rare earth minerals, in Inner Mongolia, China July 16, 2011. Picture taken July 16, 2011. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/CHINA OUT/File Photo

China tightens indium export checks as AI demand increases

Photo: BSS

One dead, 4 injured after magnitude 6.3 earthquake in China's Qinghai

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing attend a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on June 16, 2026 in Beijing, China. Photo: Reuters

China embraces Myanmar's president as former junta chief seeks legitimacy

The flags of the United States and China fly from a lamppost in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, US, November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

China strongly dissatisfied with Pentagon move against top Chinese tech firms

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during Xi's state visit to Pyongyang, North Korea, June 8, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS

North Korea, China claim wins from Xi visit, but limits remain

OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken 20 May, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo

OpenAI says Chinese propaganda is being deployed to foment dissent over tariffs, data centres

Fourth official Ma Ning prior to the Group A match between the Netherlands and Qatar at the 2022 FIFA World Cup at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar on Nov. 29, 2022. Photo: Xinhua/Meng Dingbo

With no team in World Cup, Chinese fans rally around a red card-happy referee

A man looking at a phone is seen through a digitally decorated glass during the World Internet Conference (WIC) in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China, November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

US says BYD, Baidu, Alibaba and other tech giants are aiding China's military

A general view of Hongkong International Terminals (HIT), owned by Hutchison Port Holdings, as part of the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals for transporting shipping containers in Hong Kong, China July 25, 2018/ Reuters

China's trade engine revs up as exporters ride AI wave

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands on the day of their bilateral summit in Beijing, China, September 4, 2025, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS

Flags, gun salute greet China's Xi on arrival in North Korea for summit