The U.S. found out this year that China could use its chokehold on rare-earth minerals as a coercive tool. For Japan, it was ...

China’s quiet release of rare earth quotas is fresh proof that President Trump’s push for American independence on the vital ...

China has quietly issued its first 2025 rare earth mining and smelting quotas without the typical public statement, sources ...

Decades of process innovation and industrial policy helped China corner the rare earths market while the US fell behind.

The U.S. and China, two of the world’s largest economies, broke new territory in trade negotiations over rare earth elements.

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 ...

China’s exports of rare-earth magnets increased nearly threefold in June from the previous month, after the country lifted ...

The European Union and China have agreed on a new mechanism to help solve possible issues regarding exports, European ...

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.

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 ...