People walk into Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng's headquarter in Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong province on November 5, 2025. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP) (Photo by JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images)

Xpeng's next-gen Iron humanoid robot talks during a showroom tour at its headquarter in Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong province on November 5, 2025. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP) (Photo by JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images)

Xpeng's next-gen Iron humanoid robots are pictured during charging at its headquarter in Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong province on November 5, 2025. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP) (Photo by JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images)

He Xiaopeng, cofounder and chairman of Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng, introduces the development of Xpeng's robots during AI Day press conference at its headquarter in Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong province on November 5, 2025. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP) (Photo by JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images)

A glass jar containing the rare earth metal Rhenium is pictured inside the storage room of Tradium, a company specialised in trading rare earths, in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on November 4, 2025. Tradium keeps thousands of barrels of the precious materials -- almost all from China, the world's biggest producer. The materials in the bunker, such as dysprosium, terbium and neodymium, are essential for the manufacture of crucial modern technology including smartphones, electric cars and wind turbines. Tradium, which employs fewer than 40 people, expects to reach a turnover of 300 million euros ($346 million) this year. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

A glass tube containing rare earth metal Rhodium is pictured inside the storage room of Tradium, a company specialised in trading rare earths, in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on November 4, 2025. Tradium keeps thousands of barrels of the precious materials -- almost all from China, the world's biggest producer. The materials in the bunker, such as dysprosium, terbium and neodymium, are essential for the manufacture of crucial modern technology including smartphones, electric cars and wind turbines. Tradium, which employs fewer than 40 people, expects to reach a turnover of 300 million euros ($346 million) this year. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

Silver nuggets are pictured inside the storage room of Tradium, a company specialised in trading rare earths, in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on November 4, 2025. Tradium keeps thousands of barrels of the precious materials -- almost all from China, the world's biggest producer. The materials in the bunker, such as dysprosium, terbium and neodymium, are essential for the manufacture of crucial modern technology including smartphones, electric cars and wind turbines. Tradium, which employs fewer than 40 people, expects to reach a turnover of 300 million euros ($346 million) this year. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

A glass jar containing the rare earth metal Terbium (L) is pictured inside the storage room of Tradium, a company specialised in trading rare earths, in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on November 4, 2025. Tradium keeps thousands of barrels of the precious materials -- almost all from China, the world's biggest producer. The materials in the bunker, such as dysprosium, terbium and neodymium, are essential for the manufacture of crucial modern technology including smartphones, electric cars and wind turbines. Tradium, which employs fewer than 40 people, expects to reach a turnover of 300 million euros ($346 million) this year. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)