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China has quietly issued its first 2025 rare earth mining and smelting quotas without the typical public statement, sources ...
The U.S. and China, two of the world’s largest economies, broke new territory in trade negotiations over rare earth elements.
Decades of process innovation and industrial policy helped China corner the rare earths market while the US fell behind.
China has released its first set of rare earth mining quotas for 2025 quietly, marking a move to tighten state control over ...
The U.S. once controlled the market on rare earth elements, sought after for a range of technologies. But in the last few ...
Beijing has further institutionalised its export-control regime on critical minerals - widely considered a trump card held by ...
Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China October 31, 2010. Picture taken October 31, 2010.
China’s exports of rare-earth magnets increased nearly threefold in June from the previous month, after the country lifted ...
India's green energy and tech ambitions face hurdles due to its reliance on China for rare earth elements (REEs), crucial for EVs, electronics, and cl ...
How China’s new rare-earth export controls target the Pentagon—and the world The licensing system replaces a cruder, less flexible means of economic leverage. Tye Graham and Peter W. Singer ...
The European Union and China have agreed on a new mechanism to help solve possible issues regarding exports, European ...
Despite producing a joint climate agreement, the EU-China summit exposed Europe's fundamental dilemma: the 27-nation bloc needs Beijing's cheap green technology and critical materials to meet its ...