Washington Post: Having used its dominance over rare earths to blunt Trump’s tariff campaign and pursue other geopolitical goals, such as punish Japan for its position on Taiwan, Beijing now has ambitions to “shape the behavior of companies and countries around the world,”said Liza Tobin, who served as China director at the National Security Council during the Trump and Biden administrations.
“Their intention is to weaponize other supply chains beyond just rare earths,” Tobin said..