Xi Jinping visited a rare earth mine on Monday, prompting media analysts to speculate whether rare earth minerals could be used as a weapon by Beijing in the trade war. Bloomberg, which seems to be beside itself with a depressing cocktail of grief and frustration as the trade war escalates, noted Xi's options for retaliation. Nevertheless, these are all things that Beijing can do to retaliate in its ongoing trade war, a war that most people on Wall Street believed would end this month. But here is the kicker: Huawei has a secret weapon. Huawei has a secret weapon in the trade war.

Source: Forbes May 20, 2019 12:56 UTC