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China’s stranglehold on rare earth elements threatens America’s national security
The market for rare earth magnets, which are 15 times stronger than old-fashioned steel magnets, has been growing ...
China rare earth exports slid in July after hitting peak in prior month
Rare earth exports from China slumped 23% in July after hitting a record a month earlier, customs data showed on Thursday, ...
How Europe is vying for rare earth independence from China
Europe only has two rare earth processing facilities, one in Estonia and this one in western France. It is the only plant ...
Greer Says US-China Talks ‘About Halfway There’ on Rare Earths
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer sounded a cautiously optimistic note on discussions with China on rare earth flows, ...
Bay Area man used aliases and ‘dummy books’ to steal rare Chinese manuscripts from UCLA, feds say
A Bay Area man is accused of using aliases and fake books in a scheme to steal valuable manuscripts from UCLA. Authorities ...
UCLA library user borrowed rare Chinese manuscripts, returned fakes, DOJ says
A UCLA library user who allegedly took home rare Chinese manuscripts and returned fake ones in their place has been charged ...
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China’s Export Control Playbook: More Than Just Rare Earths
China’s evolving export control regime targets a broad spectrum of other mineral resources and advanced technologies beyond ...
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Rare earths are China's bargaining chip in the trade war — the U.S. is trying to fix that
China mines around 70% and processes around 90% of rare earths. The U.S. is hoping to change that with investment in the ...
Asia Centric: China Dominates Rare Earths -- Can It be Copied?
Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world ...
China's exports of rare earth magnets to the US surge in June
The numbers mark a recovery in the flow of the critical minerals that are used in electric vehicles and wind turbines ...
China Strong-Armed Japan Over Rare Earths. It’s a Lesson for the U.S.
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-EU summit: progress on rare earth exports and tensions over Ukraine mark 50 years of pragmatically cautious relations
Half a century after the establishment of relations between China and the EU, and against a backdrop of deteriorating transatlantic relations, the European Union and China held their 25th summit in ...