China's Ministry of State Security on July 18 accused foreign intelligence agencies of working with domestic operatives to smuggle rare earth elements out of the country. In a WeChat post, the ministry said the materials were shipped overseas in "small batches across multiple shipments," with smugglers frequently altering delivery routes to evade detection
Washington has formally approved shipments of Nvidia's H20 artificial intelligence chips to China, a decision widely seen as a strategic compromise shaped by both geopolitical calculations and commercial realities
