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

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

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.

Rare earths are politically sensitive in China and few major listed rare earth companies have commented directly about how the controls will affect their business.

China urged the European Parliament to stop politicising trade and economic issues and applying double standards on export controls, its mission to the European Union said on Friday. The remarks ...

Here's how the world's number one rare earth producer has tightened its grip over the industry.

As Donald Trump brandishes US export controls on technology as a bargaining chip to wrest supplies of rare earth magnets from Beijing, China is showcasing what it can do without the most advanced ...

In a sharp shift that reflects how China has massively tightened control over the sector since then, when it imposed new restrictions in April this year, automakers worldwide faced shortages ...

In April 2025, China imposed new export controls on seven rare earth elements and the permanent magnets derived from them — materials that form the foundation of modern life and modern warfare.