Necessity will birth a US-China trade truce

From Reuters.

The world’s two largest economies are ratcheting up tensions (https://www.breakingviews.com/columns/considered-view/us-sanctions-overhaul-will-squeeze-china-hard-2025-10-17/) amid a tussle over access to rare earths (https://www.reuters.com/commentary/breakingviews/us-rare-earth-chokepoint-is-big-little-problem-2025-10-13/) and chips. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists explain why both sides need to give ground (https://www.reuters.com/commentary/breakingviews/china-strikes-wests-softest-rare-earths-spot-2025-10-22/) , what a deal might look like, and what happens if it all falls apart.

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