Geopolitical & Economic Concerns - The West's continued business dealings with Hong Kong and China post the alleged corruption of Hong Kong's judiciary and violation of international declarations may lead to future repercussions [1] - The Nvidia deal is characterized as a "hostage exchange" involving rare earth magnets and Nvidia's H2O chips [2] Trade Agreement Risks - US companies entering licensing agreements with Chinese rare earth magnet suppliers are required to disclose sensitive production data, potentially compromising competitive advantage [3] - The unrestricted flow of chips to China may enable the Chinese People's Liberation Army to advance AI development for military applications, posing a threat to US interests [3] - The Nvidia deal is viewed as a risky agreement with potentially detrimental long-term consequences [3]

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US is hopeful China will do more to ease the export of rare earth magnets after last month’s deal between the two countries https://t.co/uiscCMhXcq ...

Lay out the visit for us then, Oli. The consequences, the importance of saying Wang Yi, the foreign Minister of China, on the ground in Europe. Yeah.So he's going to go to Brussels. He's going to go to Germany. He's going to go to France. He's going to meet with the foreign ministers of all of those countries, including the High representative.Kaja Kallas in Brussels, of course, and this is the first sort of high level meeting that you've had between the EU and China since the beginning of this new commissi ...