Longevity labs, “immortality islands” and grapeseed pills are part of China’s national project to conquer aging, despite sometimes shaky science and extravagant claims.

(Reuters) -China has begun designing a new rare earth licensing regime that could speed up shipments, but it is unlikely to amount to a complete rollback of restrictions as hoped by Washington, industry insiders said.

The coming-together of China’s enormous manufacturing capacity and its ravenous appetite for copious, cheap, domestically produced electricity deserves to be seen in a similar world-changing light. They have made China a new type of superpower: one which deploys clean electricity on a planetary scale.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent highlights South Carolina's rare earth facility as economic win, creating jobs and cutting costs under President Donald Trump.

We don’t expect any demand from China to return to the U.S. market with this change,’ said one trader at an international trading company. ‘Brazil is cheaper than the United States and even non-Chinese buyers are taking Brazilian cargoes.

The Chinese government followed through on promises it made publicly after a recent summit, but has not yet taken other actions sought by the White House.

U.S. Navy destroyer confronts China near Scarborough Shoal as naval power shifts in Indo-Pacific. Military experts warn of growing Chinese capabilities.

Marvin Yoder, who farms more than 2,000 acres of corn and soybeans in Jacksonville, Ill., said the Trump administration’s recent trade deal with China may help farmers’ finances in the short term, but it won’t solve the bigger issue: Brazil.

At their meeting in South Korea in late October, Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to lower tariffs.