Donald Trump insists China has been “very fair” on trade, despite record tariffs, strategic minerals warfare, and threats of new levies that could shake global supply chains. This piece unpacks what’s really at stake: minerals that run everything from your phone to missile systems,

China warned the Trump administration on Tuesday against reigniting trade tension by restoring tariffs on its goods next month, and threatened to retaliate against nations that strike deals with the United States to cut China out of supply chains.