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A summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is anticipated to take place in China in two weeks' time.
The Trump administration's initiation of a war in Iran has created new tensions in the relationship between the United States and China.
The war in Iran has disrupted a major source of energy for China and its neighboring countries.
China has ordered its companies to disregard U.S. sanctions imposed on private refiners involved in trading Iranian oil.
China demonstrated its economic leverage over the United States last year by restricting exports of rare earth minerals.
China's use of its control over critical minerals as leverage was a key factor that compelled the Trump administration to enter negotiations and agree to a pause in the trade war.
Research from Bloomberg analysts Nicole Gorton Caratelli and Chris Kennedy found that 4% of U.S. GDP, equivalent to $1.2 trillion, is implicated in the use of rare earth minerals.
According to Bloomberg research, approximately 1.5% of the U.S. GDP's exposure to rare earths cannot be substituted, as China is the sole source for those specific minerals.
The United States currently maintains a lead over China in the development of the most potent forms of artificial intelligence, exemplified by models like Mythos from Anthropic.
President Xi Jinping has recently removed most of his top military generals, indicating significant turbulence within the Chinese leadership.
China is displeased with the military blockade in the Strait of Hormuz because it affects the country's energy imports.
China has mitigated the economic effects of the Iran war by utilizing its energy reserves and diversifying its energy sources.