Trump outmaneuvers China in the battle for rare earth power

Call it The Art of the Rare Earth Deal. President Trump has embarked on bold new rare earths diplomacy to reduce China’s global dominance in the rare earth’s supply chain needed to power industries worldwide. And to do it, Trump is moving to strike rare-earth gold in a new global mineral blitz to outflank Beijing, with new deals from Asia to Australia.   Rare earths are the foundation materials for much of modern technology and defense systems. Without these elements, production of EVs, iPhones, F-35 fighter jets, and even MRI machines would stall.For defense, they're used for precision-guided