China
President Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese imports by Nov. 1, and Beijing defended new rare‑earth export controls while warning it would retaliate.
The Pentagon boosted stockpiles of critical minerals with a $1 billion purchase to curb reliance on China’s dominant rare-earth supply, which Beijing has wielded as geopolitical leverage.
Valentin Vacherot, ranked 204th, won the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, beating his cousin Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 and becoming the lowest-ranked Masters 1000 champion.
Analysts and a U.S. undersecretary urged Europe to accelerate digital and industrial renewal to restore manufacturing and AI competitiveness as the United States tightened chip policy and warned of China.
A Chinese coast guard ship collided with a Philippine government vessel near the Spratly Islands on Sunday, Manila said Beijing rammed and used a water cannon while China blamed Manila.
