Under CCP Pressure, U.S. Resident Was Sentenced To 16 years On Fabricated Charges

On Aug 10, 2025, U.S. resident Luu Anh Tuan, head of Vietnam Rare Earth, was sentenced to 16 years on fabricated charges—his real “crime”? Helping challenge Beijing’s 90% grip on rare earths. Under CCP pressure, Vietnamese authorities raided his office and seized records. It’s Beijing’s playbook of coercion, legal warfare, and locking down minerals critical to U.S. defense in a high-stakes hybrid economic war.