The Biden-era policy of isolating one of the world’s largest suppliers of rare earths only keeps strengthening China’s hand.

The number of criminal cases recorded by Chinese police declined by 12.8 per cent in 2025 compared to the previous year, a ...

As the military pushes ahead with a widely condemned election, Beijing’s priorities are proving decisive ...

Outside polling stations guarded by armed police, an upbeat music video urging people to take part in the election plays on ...

Beijing has been stepping up controls on rare earth exports, triggering global shortages and exposing industries' dependence on Chinese supply chains. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever ...

Beijing’s envoy Deng Xijun said the military’s widely condemned poll is the product of top-level agreements, underscoring China’s strategic stakes in Myanmar.

South-east Asia’s eastern continental flank — running from China’s Yunnan province through Myanmar to the Bay of Bengal — is no longer merely unstable.

Myanmar's military rulers are holding a general election in phases starting Dec. 28 amid the country's civil war. The head of ...

Myanmar is one of the world's largest suppliers of rare earth production, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Experts say that most of those rare earths are sent to China, especially the less ...

Beijing has been stepping up controls on rare earth exports, triggering global shortages and exposing industries' dependence on Chinese supply chains. However, over recent years, China itself has ...