China’s Lithium & REE Strategy: Securing the Energy Transition via BRI
The world’s shift from fossil fuels to clean electricity has created a new kind of energy race. Lithium now fuels electric vehicles (EVs) the way oil fueled the combustion engine; rare earths like neodymium and dysprosium make the magnets that spin wind turbines and power EV motors. Copper, nickel, cobalt, and manganese fill in the […]
Geoeconomics of Chips: U.S., Japan, and China’s Semiconductor Battle in 2025-2026
Chips used to be an engineering debate among specialists. Today they are a core geopolitical asset: they power smartphones, cars, data centers, renewable energy systems, defense platforms. And—crucially—artificial intelligence. In 2024 the semiconductor industry posted roughly US$627 billion in sales and analysts projected 2025 could top US$697 billion as AI demand soars. That economic weight […]