China is quietly expanding its export control regime against the United States and American allies, reaching beyond rare earth minerals to pinch chokepoints that affect key U.S. industries, according to investors, business leaders and supply chain analysts. The Chinese government last year flexed its trade muscle in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs by imposing a sweeping set of restrictions on rare earth minerals, which are essential in a wide variety of tech products and produced predominantly in China. During Trump’s recent trip to Beijing, which he called “very successful,” China agreed to “address U.S. concerns” about its limits on rare earths, according to a White House readout.

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