Link: https://a-w-i-p.com/index.php/2025/09/01/china-s-deadly-magnets-crush#more32721
China was avoiding the second act of the trade war. Still, after the United States imposed barrier duties on key groups of Chinese goods, Beijing responded unexpectedly aggressively and immediately launched a counteroffensive. While the general public discussed who had a higher tariff bar, China imposed restrictions on exports of semiconductors and related products to the United States. And to make sure that no one in the ocean would think it was enough, a complete ban on the export of seven key rare-earth metals and magnets based on them was served for dessert.