Former President Donald Trump just pulled off what many are calling the most successful American trade mission in decades — and Beijing is scrambling to recover before the next round of talks.
Trump Arrives With $900 Billion in Firepower
Before ever sitting down with Xi Jinping, Trump secured a staggering $900 billion in new Asian investment deals that completely flipped the script on China’s leverage. Japan committed $550 billion, while South Korea pledged another $350 billion, including a massive Korean Air order of 103 Boeing jets valued at $36 billion.
By the time Trump arrived for his face-to-face with Xi, he had already signed alternative supply agreements with Malaysia, Thailand, and Japan that shattered China’s decades-long monopoly over rare earth minerals — vital components for everything from iPhones to fighter jets.
For years, Beijing used its control of rare earth exports to threaten U.S. manufacturing and defense production. Now, Trump has removed that card from the deck entirely. “All of the rare earth has been settled,” he later told reporters aboard Air Force One. “That roadblock is gone now.”
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