Rare earths have become a strategic weapon in China's trade arsenal.

That situation is by design, as the Chinese regime uses its supply-chain monopoly to influence worldwide trade. 

How did we arrive at this point with such a heavy reliance on China? What were some of the past struggles to break free from China's control over rare earths?

Now, the United States is moving once again to build a domestic rare-earth supply chain. 

Will it succeed?

And what makes it different this time? How do we know we will prevail this time?

Join Terri for a deep dive into the ever-changing supply-chain standoff. 

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to [email protected].

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The U.S. bunker-busters that ended the 12-day war in Iran sent metaphorical shockwaves all the way to the Far East.

The Chinese regime’s rhetoric has long been that of a “rising East” and “declining West.” But these strikes have flipped that narrative on its head.

The sudden and decisive action of the United States may have taken the wind out of the Chinese Communist Party’s sails.

The Chinese have one word—勢 (Shì)—for momentum or posture. But the character also carries further meaning: it’s the mystical luck that one needs to command the world.

Join Terri as she analyzes how the complex moving pieces in this short conflict have shifted the geopolitical landscape for both the United States and China, as their complicated relationship continues to go through abrupt but meaningful changes.

Related Report:

• The Secret 15-Year Plan Behind US Strikes on Iran (Read)
• How Iran War Exposed Limits of Chinese Influence in Region (Read)

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Everyone knows that history often repeats itself. Today, we’ll look at a case where people are actively seeking to repeat history. 

Nearly 3,000 years ago, a famous chancellor in China successfully used trade to expand the power and territory of his state.

Today, the Chinese communist regime has borrowed strategy from the same playbook.

How China has used its rare earths trump card may reveal the regime’s major weakness.

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Back in May, I spoke with Professor Li Shaomin, a painter who created propaganda for the Chinese communist regime, including portraits of former leader Mao Zedong.

I hoped he would help me resolve my emotional dilemma mentioned several episodes ago in “U.S.-China Breakup: It’s Getting Personal.”

When the Trump administration began revoking Chinese student visas earlier this month, my identity as a Chinese-American was shaken to the core. So I asked Professor Li to help me understand why I was having this reaction.

Well, he’s back on the show. And what he told me was beyond my expectations.

He demystified CCP propaganda for me by speaking of his own experience, and helped me identify its residual effects still within me, and granted me more inner freedom.

He also has advice for Americans who want to help their Chinese friends navigate this new era of U.S.–China conflict.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to [email protected].

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Welcome to an extra episode of China Watch.

In this interview with AI expert Ethan Tu, we talked about the natural divergence between the AI supply chains led by the United States and China.

How much of our impression of China’s AI leadership is shaped by Chinese propaganda? How has China redefined the game to look like it’s ahead of U.S.?

And what are the hidden ideological and technical risks in China’s AI products?

Here’s how that conversation went.

Read the full transcript here.

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The AI race is the defining aspect of the U.S.–China competition, similar to the previous Space Race between the United States and the former Soviet Union.

Rather than a competition in space, the AI race is happening around us in our daily lives more than many of us realize.

Join Terri as she unpacks the high stakes of the U.S.–China contest and the key drivers that will determine the winner.

This episode also shares viewpoints from leading experts in the field whom she spoke to during the recent AI+ Expo in Washington.

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The new visa policy for Chinese international students marks another major shift in the U.S.-China decoupling. It’s getting personal.

The potential impact is way bigger than tariffs.

It’s also personal for host Terri Wu because she came to America as a Chinese student.

There’s a lot to unpack: national security concerns, personal concerns, and emotional reactions.

The count of Chinese students in the United States began with 52 in 1978. Five years after that, it increased to 100,000. Today it's about 277,000.

Allowing Chinese students to study in the U.S. was part of the “People’s War” strategy deployed by Deng Xiaoping.

One expert, John Lenczowski, a former senior official in President Ronald Reagan’s National Security Council, said there are 25,000 Chinese intelligence collectors in Silicon Valley alone.

Join Terri as she explores the historical—and the emotional—aspects of the complex relationship between the United States and China, and by extension, the people of the two countries.

Related report:

• Targeting Military Installations, IP Theft: A Look at Criminal Cases Involving Chinese Students (Read)

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He created propaganda by painting Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong’s portraits.

He studied in America to try to figure out a way to help China’s economy.

But with free access to information in the West, he realized that his world views were not grounded in reality—they were shaped by the regime’s propaganda, which he now calls a mass “brainwashing project.”

Li Shaomin, professor of international business at Old Dominion University in Virginia, lived through China’s communist propaganda and outgrew it.

He shares his intriguing life story of how he deciphered Chinese propaganda—narrative by narrative.

Related Article:

How the Chinese Regime Uses YouTube to Influence Americans (Read)

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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang once said that humanoid robots are the only AI product that can scale because they can do what humans do.

The sector is on the cusp of mass production this year. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) may produce more than 10,000 units by 2027. One unit has already joined the police force, patrolling the streets in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province.

The CCP is also developing AI weapons that are increasingly capable of making their own decisions.

Which company is supplying the CCP with the chips it needs to fuel its AI race? 

Some analysts think it’s Huawei, the Chinese smartphone company banned by the first Trump administration in 2019.

Listen as Terri unpacks China’s AI landscape.

Views expressed in this episode are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

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In this bonus episode, we’re not just going to rehash tariffs—we’ve heard enough of that. We’re going to talk about the scheming of China’s negotiators.

This topic is so significant that I rushed to talk to my favorite experts. 

So, how should we understand communist-Chinese deal-making? Join us as we lay out Beijing’s “Art of the Deal.”

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to [email protected].

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