100 Percent Tariff Threat Meets Beijing’s Rare Earth Squeeze

If you thought the United States and China had found a lower boiling point, think again. On October 10, President Donald Trump said he will slap an additional 100 percent tariff on imports from China as soon as November 1, stacked on top of the existing 30 percent levy. The timing is no accident. Beijing just tightened the tap on rare earth minerals, forcing companies to secure special government approval before exporting products that contain even trace amounts sourced from China, no matter where those products are made .

Rare earths are the quiet muscle inside modern power. They sit inside semiconductors, electric vehicle batteries, jet engines, and the kind of defense equipment you only notice w

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