China’s Rare-Earth Lever: Retaliation as Industrial Policy
Washington expanded its list of Chinese military-linked firms. Beijing answered not with a negotiation but with a chokehold — adding...
June 22, 2026Section
Asia Trade & Geopolitics
Asia-Pacific is the main stage of US-China rivalry – over trade, tariffs, technology, Taiwan and the sea lanes that carry global commerce. The Rio Times covers the trade fights, alliances and great-power maneuvering across the region, and how each turn reshapes the terms of trade for the Global South, Latin America included.
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Asia & Pacific Intelligence Brief
Asia Intelligence Brief for Monday: China struck back by restricting key US firms, India raced toward a first trade deal...
June 22, 2026
Asia & Pacific Intelligence Brief
Asia Intelligence Brief for Friday: an AI-driven earnings surge has lifted Taiwan and Korea so high their combined markets now...
June 19, 2026
China’s 55% Beef Tariff Hits Australia First, Brazil Next in Line
Australia is the first big supplier to trip China's 55% over-quota beef tariff, redirecting shipments and putting Brazil's looming quota...
June 19, 2026
Two Speeds: Asia’s Great Central-Bank Divergence
One global shock, opposite answers: the Philippines raised rates to fight inflation while China held them at record lows to...
June 19, 2026
How Chips Rewrote Asia’s Map: Taiwan and Korea Eclipse the Giants
An AI-driven chip boom has lifted Taiwan and South Korea past far larger economies in stock-market value, while India bleeds...
June 19, 2026
Asia & Pacific Intelligence Brief
Asia Intelligence Brief for Thursday: on a single day the Philippines slammed on a jumbo rate hike to fight 6%-plus...
June 18, 2026
Asia & Pacific Intelligence Brief
Asia Intelligence Brief for Wednesday: Japan hiked yet the yen kept falling, the Philippines weighed a jumbo hike to defend...
June 17, 2026
China Eyes Every Brazil Railway Project as Auctions Approach
Chinese firms are circling every project in Brazil's railway auction pipeline, the transport minister says, with about two groups studying...
June 17, 2026