Dossier
rare minerals
Coverage of rare minerals in the Nexus archive.
- Trump and other G7 leaders are meeting without China. Is that a mistake?
Trump and G7 leaders are meeting without China, which was excluded from the original 1975 summit. China's growing economic influence, including a $1.2 trillion trade surplus and control over rare minerals, has sparked debate about its potential inclusion. However, the G7's informal rule of membership limited to democracies excludes China under current leadership.