Deep Dive delves into hot issues in Hong Kong and mainland China. Our easy-to-understand articles provide context to grasp what’s happening, while our questions help you craft informed responses. Check sample answers at the end of the page. Rare earth minerals are crucial for many technologies, from smartphones to electric vehicles and weapons. China is…
(Bloomberg) — China’s Premier Li Qiang came to the Group of 20 summit not only poised to defend his country’s rare earths curbs, but also armed with offerings to quell concerns of developing nations. Critical minerals became a defining theme of Africa’s first G-20 summit this weekend. Sessions were dedicated to the topic as European…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that Washington hopes to finalize a deal with China for securing supplies of rare earths by the Thanksgiving holiday at the end of November. Under the tentative deal — reached in late October at a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in South Korea — Beijing…
A rare earths deal between the US and China will “hopefully” be done by Thanksgiving, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in remarks that were broadcast on Sunday. Bessent’s comments follow a framework agreement announced last month in which Washington agreed not to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports and China would hold off…
Chinese President Xi Jinping (center right) and his wife Peng Liyuan (first right) pose for a group photo with King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua of the Kingdom of Thailand (center left) and Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana in Beijing, capital of China, Nov 14, 2025. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping met with visiting…
BEIJING (AP) — Spanish King Felipe VI and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed agreements on language exchanges and other areas Wednesday as both sides vowed to strengthen their cooperation. The monarch’s visit comes as Spain, the eurozone’s fourth-largest economy, continues its courtship of China and Chinese investment while the relationship with the United States is…
South Korea has moved to calm speculation that China will lift an unofficial ban on the country’s entertainment industry in the wake of President Xi Jinping’s visit to the country. Lawmaker Kim Young-bae said Xi had responded positively to a proposed South Korean performance in Beijing, prompting a rise in entertainment companies’ share prices. “I…
CHONGQING, CHINA – JULY 26: In this photo illustration, metal cubes representing rare earth elements including Scandium (Sc), Yttrium (Y), Neodymium (Nd), Lanthanum (La), and othersare stacked in a stepped formation in front of the national flag of China, with each cube marked with its chemical symbol, atomic number, and atomic weight, on July 26,…
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -China has sent a clear signal that it is willing to pull the plug on subsidies for its electric vehicle industry after years of big-ticket government support fuelled a boom that has left the world’s second-largest economy saddled with vast oversupply, prompting it to push into global car markets. Top policymakers omitted electric…
President Trump and his team have buoyed markets in recent days with details about what they describe as a framework of a trade deal with China, which the president will look to finalize Thursday during a high-stakes summit in South Korea with Chinese President Xi Jinping. A question heading into the talks is perhaps what…