Rare Earths, Lithium, Gallium: How China Controls the Minerals That Power Modern Technology
China’s dominance in critical mineral processing gives it leverage over global supply chains China processes approximately 90% of the world’s rare earth elements, 70% of its lithium, and 80% of…
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China Rare Earth Dominance Exposed by Export Restrictions
China’s rare earth export restrictions, imposed in April as retaliation against U.S. tariffs, have exposed a vulnerability that Western governments have talked about for a decade but done almost nothing…
