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U.S. Proposes Critical Minerals Trade Bloc Aimed at Countering China

By Michael Martina, Simon Lewis and Jarrett Renshaw U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday unveiled plans to marshal allies into a preferential trade bloc for critical minerals, proposing coordinated price floors as Washington escalates efforts to loosen China's grip on materials ...

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What’s Behind the Submarine Cables Tying Up Chile’s Presidential Transition
Chile's outgoing President Gabriel Boric greets president-elect Jose Antonio Kast during an army-change-of-command ceremony, where the Commander in Chief of the Army, General Javier Iturriaga hands over the command to General Pedro Varela, in Santiago, Chile, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza
A political transition is underway in Chile this week. President-elect José Kast will be sworn in on Wednesday, and Chile’s long-standing commercial relationship with China will be put to the test. Just days before the inauguration, a dispute about a Chinese submarine cable project ...

U.S. Proposes Critical Minerals Trade Bloc Aimed at Countering China

By Michael Martina, Simon Lewis and Jarrett Renshaw U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday unveiled plans to marshal allies into a preferential trade bloc for critical minerals, proposing coordinated price floors as Washington escalates efforts to loosen China's grip on materials ...
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