President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs provoked Beijing into demonstrating one of its key points of leverage.

China had earlier imposed new export controls on seven rare earth elements and magnets used in everything from defense to ...

Elon Musk says China wants assurances that the rare-earth magnets needed to build Optimus won't be used for "military ...

CEO Elon Musk said ‘China wants some assurances’ that the magnets Tesla is trying to buy will not be used for military ...

“With respect to humanoid robots, I don’t think there’s any company in any country that can match Tesla,” Musk said in an ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the production of its Optimus humanoid robots had been affected by China's export ...

Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus, which it says is designed for taking over household chores, has recently hit a production ...

China’s halt this month on exports of magnets containing heavy rare earth metals has affected Tesla’s plans to manufacture ...

The restrictions on rare earth minerals and related magnets came in response to Trump’s escalating tariffs and we’re now ...

China's restriction on rare earth magnet exports, particularly neodymium-iron-boron, is disrupting Tesla's robot production ...

Elon Musk says China's rare earth export curbs are hitting Tesla's Optimus robots, risking its AI ambitions. Can Tesla ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday that China’s decision to block the exports of rare earth magnets in response to President ...