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Xi’s Rare Earth ‘Bazooka’ Sparks Global Alarm, Race for Supplies

China’s sweeping new restrictions on rare earth exports mark its first major effort to police the global flow of critical minerals it dominates, using the same playbook that allows the US to wield ... Read More

China blames US for global panic over rare earths controls

China said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had made "grossly distorted" remarks about a top Chinese trade negotiator, rejecting a White House call to roll back the curbs. Read More

America Confronts Its Next Great Energy Crisis: Rare Earth Minerals

America's heavy reliance on imports of its rare earth minerals via supply chains controlled by China could result in the most disruptive energy crisis since 1973. Read More

G-7 Set to Discuss Joint Response to China Curbs on Rare Earths

Finance chiefs from the Group of Seven industrial nations will consider a joint response to discourage China’s planned move to control the global supply of rare earths, officials said on Wednesday. Read More

The rare earth restart changing supply chains

The global supply chain for rare earth elements is undergoing a significant transformation. This shift, driven by geopolitical tensions and the need for supply chain resilience, is reshaping ... Read More

China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Aim to Beat U.S. at Its Own Game

Beijing’s latest effort to weaponize global supply chains is modeled on the American technology controls that it has long criticized. Read More

China Clamps Down Even Harder on Rare Earths

The move is Beijing’s latest attempt to tighten control over global production of the metals, which are essential to the manufacture of computer chips. Read More

Striking While the Iron is Hot: The Global South’s Rare Earth Moment

In early April 2025, China weaponized its rare earth elements (REEs), restricting exports to the United States – and eventually the world – in retaliation for increased U.S. tariffs. This is not the ... Read More

Yet another global rare earths advance amid more smart testwork in Joburg lab

More smart testwork in the Johannesburg laboratory of Rainbow Rare Earths has enabled yet another forward leap for rare earth elements (REEs), at a time when REEs are in growing demand for use in ... Read More

Rare Earths CEO Says China Must Keep Role as Major Supplier

China should remain an important link in the global supply chain for rare-earth products given its technical expertise and competitiveness, according to Neo Performance Materials Inc., a major western ... Read More