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Politics● ElevatedJul 22 · Jul 22, 2026, 1:00 AM

Can the US and its allies break China’s grip on rare earths and AI technology?

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post

The struggle between the US and China over who will lead in artificial intelligence is one of the defining competitions of our time. In the second part of our exclusive interview with a key player defining Washington’s policy on AI, Jacob Helberg, US undersecretary of state for economic affairs, discusses America’s efforts to rally its allies and cut dependence on China by securing alternative rare earth and critical mineral supply chains. By the time US President Donald Trump signed his...

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