<p data-start="195" data-end="327">In a dramatic escalation of the US-China trade and technology rivalry, Beijing has deployed its ultimate “strategic advantage” by imposing its most restrictive export <a href="https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/money/markets/stocks-of-us-rare-earth-miners-rally-as-china-expands-export-controls" target="_blank">controls yet on rare earth elements</a> (REEs) and related technologies. </p>