Donald Trump arrives in Peking. He meets the leader of China. The leader is Xi Jinping. They talk about the war with Iran. Fights start in February. The USA and Israel attack Iran. Iran blocks a way for oil. Oil is now very expensive everywhere. Trump wants help from China for peace. China has a lot of power over Iran. Experts say: Trump is in a weak position.
The USA uses many weapons in the war. They fire many rockets. Now they must build new weapons. They need special metals for that. These are Rare Earths. China has almost all these metals. China controls the sale of these metals. This is a problem for firms in the USA. Firms need metals for jets and rockets. The USA must talk carefully with China.
People in the USA criticize the government. Defense Minister Pete Hegseth plans a speech. He speaks to groups of Christians. Some speakers there have very strict ideas. They want laws from the Bible. Experts call this Christian nationalism. The company Anduril gets much money. It builds weapons and drones. The company is now worth 61 billion dollars.