Costa Wang Yi (left, facing the camera) wearing a grey suit shakes hands with European Council President António Costa (right, facing away from the camera) against a blue backdrop with the Chinese and EU Flags

Lethal weapon: Why Europe can’t afford to blink on China’s rare earth blackmail

China’s export restrictions are bringing European factories to the verge of shutting down. Yielding to Chinese pressure today will only invite more sophisticated threats tomorrow; only a united and assertive EU response can stop the cycle of coercion and protect Europe’s industrial core