How Climate Change and Tariffs Help China Raise More Cattle NYT - Energy & Environment By: Keith Bradsher 30 July 2026 at 13:13 As increased rain makes grasslands and cornfields possible in areas that once were deserts, the world’s largest beef importer is becoming more self-reliant by expanding domestic herds. © Gilles Sabrié for The New York TimesA herder taking her cows to graze in mountain pastures in northern China’s Hebei Province.
China Tightens Rare-Earth Grip on U.S. Firms, Threatening Trade Clash NYT - Energy & Environment By: Keith Bradsher 22 June 2026 at 14:34 The move targets two U.S. manufacturers at the center of the Trump administration’s effort to rebuild the domestic supply chain for critical magnets. © Steve Marcus/ReutersMP Materials’ open-pit rare-earth mine in Mountain Pass, Calif., in 2020.
While the World Scrambles for Oil, China Sits on Full Tanks NYT - Energy & Environment By: Keith Bradsher 21 June 2026 at 10:01 The possible reopening of the Strait of Hormuz may not prompt China to return quickly to prewar levels of oil purchases from the Persian Gulf. © Hector Retamal/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesAn oil refinery in Nanjing, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, last month. Chinese companies kept their refineries running throughout the war.
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