China tensions cast shadow as Senate grills US trade chief

China loomed over a contentious Senate hearing as US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer defended the administration’s high-tariff strategy, its negotiations with Beijing, and controversial decisions affecting critical technologies and rare-earth supply chains.

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Pressed repeatedly by lawmakers, Greer insisted that the administration was maintaining leverage over Beijing while securing stable flows of strategic materials. “China has not always been a reliable partner to say the least,’ he said, adding, “China this year has controlled rare earths and threatened to do so. This is unac