Trump Threatens Tariffs Over China’s AI Mineral Power Play
In what sounds like a new reality show called 'Trade Wars: Mineral Madness', President Trump threatened to dump his upcoming meeting with President Xi Jinping this October after China announced control on rare earth minerals crucial for America’s AI and defense sectors. Posting on Truth Social with trademark charm, he vowed a 'massive increase of Tariffs' on Chinese goods while hinting at export restrictions, making their planned October rendezvous in South Korea more awkward than a TikTok dance-off at a funeral. China’s move is a strategic flex, knowing the US currently can’t replace those minerals — basically holding America’s AI upgrade power button hostage.
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Nothing says diplomacy like trading insults and tariffs over rocks that power your smartphone’s AI—because who needs peace when you can have mineral standoffs and social media rants?
China hits the US where it hurts: tiny, shiny rocks. Trump’s reply? More tariffs and threats, aka the international equivalent of doubling down on Monopoly when you’re losing.
Trump and Xi’s trade feud just turned into a high-stakes episode of 'Who Has The Mineral?'. Spoiler: China’s got the monopoly power, and America’s left browsing Amazon for alternatives.
Source: Axios | Published: 10/10/2025 | Author: Andrew Childers
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