Vue lecture

Aiming at the Dollar, China Makes a Pitch for Its Currency

The leader of China’s central bank made a clear though indirect critique of the dollar’s role as the world’s main currency.

© Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Pan Gongsheng, the governor of the People’s Bank of China, at the Lujiazui Forum on Wednesday.

What to Know About China’s Halt of Rare Earth Exports

Since early April, China has stopped almost all shipments of critical minerals that are needed for cars, robots, wind turbines, jet fighters and other technologies.

© Keith Bradsher/The New York Times

A truck hauling material out of a mining valley for heavy rare earth metals in April on the outskirts of Longnan, China.

U.S. and China Meet at Precarious Moment in Trade War

Officials from both sides are meeting on Monday in London, aiming to resolve differences over tariffs and supply chains that have endangered a fragile truce between the countries.

© Martial Trezzini/Keystone, via Associated Press

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, right, with He Lifeng, China’s vice premier for economic policy, during bilateral trade talks in Geneva, Switzerland last month.
❌