Chinaβs Message to Its Rivals: You Need What We Make NYT - World By: David Pierson and Berry Wang 2 November 2026 at 05:00 Itβs not just rare earths. China is making it harder for other countries to shed their dependence on its solar, drone and drugmaking technology. Β© CHINATOPIX, via Associated PressAssembling a tunnel boring machine at a factory in China. Beijing recently moved to control the exports of dozens of technologies, including such machines.