US Finalizes Critical Minerals Price Floor System, Pushes Allies to Join Anti-China Bloc
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February 18, 2026
The Trump administration has completed a price floor framework for critical minerals and is actively pitching it to allied governments, as Washington accelerates efforts to reduce Western dependence on China’s grip over resources essential to modern defense, technology, and energy infrastructure. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg confirmed on February 18 that […]
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