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 Ministry of State Security says it is cracking down on alleged smuggling of rare earths materials that it says ...

Following talks with the US thought to include reductions in critical mineral export restrictions, China reports 60 per cent ...

The U.S. has paused curbs on tech exports to China to avoid disrupting trade talks with Beijing and support President Donald ...

China controls 85 per cent of global rare-earth processing, a significant risk for Europe. Breaking free from China’s dominance of rare earths will not be a simple feat for the European Union, even ...

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

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

China's tighter rare earth export controls are disrupting Apple's plan to expand manufacturing in India as Dixon Technologies ...

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 ...

The rare-earth policy also serves as proof of concept for broader export-control frameworks. Analysts in China are already discussing how targeted regulatory enforcement swathed in national ...