Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
0.1 percent
China announced new critical minerals export controls that will apply to foreign-produced rare earth magnets and select semiconductor materials that contain at least 0.1 percent heavy rare earth elements sourced from China.
SOURCE: "China’s New Rare Earth and Magnet Restrictions Threaten U.S. Defense Supply Chains" by CSIS's Gracelin Baskaran.
128
Under the guise of fishing, Beijing is using at least 128 dual-use and unmarked gray-zone vessels to surveil, harass, and assert presence around Taiwan.
SOURCE: "Signals in the Swarm: The Data Behind China’s Maritime Gray Zone Campaign Near Taiwan" by CSIS's Jose M. Macias III and Benjamin Jensen.
$295 billion
Africa’s trade in goods with China rose 6.1 percent in 2024 to $295 billion, compared with only $72 billion of goods traded with the United States.
SOURCE: "Trump’s Africa Policy: Commerce and Domestic Politics Clash" by CSIS's One Onubogu.
5,500
The UN Security Council has approved deployment of a "Gang Suppression Force" with as many as 5,500 members to Haiti that will be empowered to target the gangs proactively.
SOURCE: "The United States Votes to Establish a Haiti Gang Suppression Force: Now What?" by CSIS's Georges A. Fauriol and Mary Speck.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Lauren Adler and the External Relations team.
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