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How Trump increased China's global power

May 14, 2026·46 min·8-min readinterviewpolitics
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The 2025 U.S.-China trade war marked a turning point in global power dynamics, when China leveraged its control over rare earth minerals to force the U.S. to back down from aggressive tariffs, signaling China's emergence as a true geopolitical peer. This shift has redefined the strategic

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Rush Doshi

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Rush DoshiDave DaviesPresident TrumpPresident XiJensen Huang

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The Long Gameby Rush Doshi

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Artificial IntelligenceChinaForeign PolicyGeopoliticsUs Politics

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