China has once again reduced its holdings of US government debt, marking the third month in a row of steady cuts. This move comes as trade tensions with Washington continue to rise and fresh concerns emerge over America’s growing federal debt.

"The underground volcanic lava pipes by the Jingbo Lake are the most similar environment on Earth to the underground space of the moon. I hope our forward-looking research can serve China's lunar exploration program," Li Jiaqi, a researcher at Peking University, told China Central Television (CCTV).

China controls about 90% of the entire global supply of rare earth magnets, including their mining and refining. That means that most of the neodymium, dysprosium, and terbium that end up in EV motors,

In first half of 2025, exports reach US$6.7 million, which analysts view as sign of China’s bid to diversify access to strategic minerals.

China's Tianwen 2 probe has captured striking pictures of home as it heads out to a near-Earth asteroid to collect samples. Tianwen 2 launched from Xichang on a Long March 3B rocket on May 28 and is en route to the enigmatic asteroid Kamo'oalewa. But shortly after departure, the spacecraft took the opportunity to test out its cameras.

As rare earth supply chains are disrupted by tariffs and other trade barriers with China, e-waste recycling is growing as a solution to metals shortages.

With disclosure of several cases where foreign spies stole rare earth elements from China, the Ministry of State Security announced that it will take actions to prevent and combat sabotage and theft activities targeting key mineral resources by foreign espionage agencies.

The Trump administration’s decision allowing Nvidia Corp. to resume shipments of its H20 artificial intelligence chips to China risks bolstering Beijing’s military capabilities and expanding its capacity to compete with the US in AI,