Employees work on an assembly line for electric flying cars, which will require critical minerals, at a factory of Xpeng's subsidiary Aridge in Guangzhou, China

Employees work on an assembly line for electric flying cars, which will require critical minerals, at a factory of Xpeng's subsidiary Aridge in Guangzhou, China

In his year since returning to office, President Donald Trump has shown disdain for longstanding alliances, vowing "America First" even if US friends lose out.

But on Wednesday, his administration will attempt the closest it has come to traditional alliance diplomacy, leading a meeting of more than 50 countries on ensuring a stable supply of critical minerals.

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