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Received — 24 June 2026 ⏭

NYT - Energy & Environment
China Tightens Rare-Earth Grip on U.S. Firms, Threatening Trade Clash 22 June 2026 at 14:34

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.

MP Materials’ open-pit rare-earth mine in Mountain Pass, Calif., in 2020.

Received — 21 June 2026 ⏭

NYT - Energy & Environment
While the World Scrambles for Oil, China Sits on Full Tanks 21 June 2026 at 10:01

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.

An oil refinery in Nanjing, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, last month. Chinese companies kept their refineries running throughout the war.