economic security

1) China’s Supply-Chain Weaponization Is a Bigger Threat Than Trump – Korea Must Side with the West, Backed by High-Bandwidth Memory and Shipbuilding 2) Supply-Chain Warfare: Why China Outweighs Trump as the Top Risk and Korea Should Rally with the West

Noah RodriguezSeptember 3, 20260200 views

In a blunt Asia Economy interview, experts warn that China’s “weaponized” supply chains pose a more serious strategic threat than Trump, and urge Korea to align with the West by leveraging its dominance in HBM memory chips and world‑class shipbuilding

“Beyond Resource Supply to a Technology Alliance”… Korea and Australia Dramatically Expand Cooperation in Key Minerals, Defense, and AI – 아시아경제

Sophia DavisSeptember 1, 20260151 views

South Korea and Australia are boosting ties beyond raw materials, forging a strategic technology alliance spanning critical minerals, defense industry cooperation, and advanced AI collaboration.

Here are several more engaging headline options (no source mentioned): 1. Can Price Floors Blunt China’s Rare-Earth Export Clampdown? 2. Using Minimum Prices to Break China’s Grip on Rare-Earth Supplies 3. Price Floors: A New Defense Against China’s

Isabella RossiOctober 21, 20250103 views

The G7 and the EU are weighing a bold response to China’s tighter export controls: coordinated price floors on rare-earth minerals. The aim is to steady global supply chains and reduce dependence on a single supplier. Rather than relying on tariffs, a minimum price would tame volatile markets, prompt investors to back Western mining and refining, and strengthen critical tech and defense supply lines. The proposal signals rare transatlantic unity to diversify sources, accelerate reshoring of capacity, and deter future economic coercion-while confronting difficult implementation challenges and likely geopolitical pushback