Journalist Batya Ungar-Sargon and political advisor Saikat Chakrabarti disagreed over Donald Trump's tariff agenda, as they shared diverging opinions on manufacturing investment

President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical minerals deal Monday at the White House, making good on U.S. interest in Australia’s rich rare-earth resources as a potential counterpoint to China’s new minerals export restrictions.

As Beijing weaponizes its dominance over rare earths supplies, US President Donald Trump is cutting deals to try to break the stranglehold. But his claim that America will have an abundance of the critical minerals in just one year’s time may be a fantasy.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed that the United States and China are “in a trade war,” while Beijing accused Washington of unnecessarily causing panic and displayed openness to talks.

In response, Trump from November 1, the U.S. would impose a tariff of 100 percent on China, over and above any duty that they are currently paying and will enact export controls on all critical software.

President Donald Trump says China should take a less confrontational approach to his threatened new tariffs, but he's not retreating from his demands

Another spat between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies has quickly escalated, and if President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping don’t lower the temperature soon, both nations stand to pay an exorbitant price.

The U.S. president's transactional approach to diplomacy could secure access to strategic resources—a trade dominated by China.

President Trump tried to reduce tension with China after threatening 100% tariffs on imports over rare earth export restrictions and after China warned it will take corresponding measures.

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s latest tit-for-tat showdown has both countries claiming the ball is now in the other’s court, with the clock ticking toward another escalation in import tariffs.

Earlier this month, President Trump threatened to impose an additional 100% tariff on imports from China starting next month.