Xi Rare Earth Shock Gives Trump Chance to Win Back US Allies

Bags of rare earth concentrate at an MP Materials Corp. mine in Mountain Pass, California.

Photographer: Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg

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Donald Trump’s tariff war alienated longtime allies and gave China an opportunity to woo the world. Now Beijing’s hardball tactics are sparking a global pushback.