Step by Step, How China Seized Control of Critical Minerals

China’s far-reaching rules already affect manufacturers of semiconductors, cars and many other products. They will soon ...
AOL

Robert Irwin Praises Mom Terri for Her ‘Strength’ After Dad Steve's Death: ‘Made Sure I Never Felt I Missed Out’ (Exclusive)

Robert Irwin spoke exclusively to PEOPLE after dancing in honor of his mom Terri during Dancing with the Stars' emotional "Dedication Night" on Tuesday, Oct. 14 Terri joined her son on the dance floor ...
Us Weekly

Robert Irwin Says Late Dad Steve ‘Would Be So Proud’ of ‘Strong’ Mom Terri After ‘DWTS’ Dedication Dance (Exclusive)

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “They were just an incredible team,” he told Us of Steve and Terri, who were married from 1992 ...
Bloomberg L.P.

India Says It Destroyed US, China-Made Jets in Pakistan Conflict

India’s air force chief said it destroyed about a dozen Pakistani aircraft during a confrontation with its western neighbor in early May, offering for the first time a detailed account of Pakistan’s ...
The Irrawaddy

With Its China Tour, Myanmar Junta Wires Itself Into Beijing’s Digital Grip

In mid-September, the Myanmar junta’s senior leadership staged a diplomatic “parade” in China. Over the course of a single week, at least eight officials—six cabinet ministers, the commander-in-chief ...
The New York Times

There Are More Robots Working in China Than the Rest of the World Combined

China has embarked on a campaign to use more robots in its factories, transforming its manufacturing industries and becoming the dominant maker. By Meaghan Tobin and Keith Bradsher Meaghan Tobin ...
The Economist

A made-in-China plan for world domination

CHINA’S INDUSTRIAL might is hard to capture in numbers. The country accounts for more than 30% of global manufacturing, or more than America, Germany, Japan and ...
WUNC

The U.S. hopes to break China's grip on rare earth metals, which are crucial in modern technology

A flurry of public and private sector dealmaking in recent weeks has raised the profile of a family of minerals that are crucial for much of modern technology. And for national security — which is a ...
Reuters

U.S. targets China's grip on global ports in sweeping maritime mission

LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is on a mission to weaken China's global network of ports and bring more strategic terminals under Western control, according ...
Yahoo

Opinion: We must break China’s grip on U.S. defense supply chains

China’s Xi Jinping appeared supremely confident at a recent military parade in Beijing with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. Xi’s assurance likely isn’t just a reflection of ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Was Venice’s Iconic Winged Lion of St. Mark’s Square Made in Ancient China?

The lion may have been brought from China in the mid-1260s and modified in Venice between 1270 and 1290. Wolfgang Moroder via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 For hundreds of years, an iconic ...