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US urged to reduce reliance on Chinese rare earths

China’s dominance over the supply of rare-earth minerals and materials should spur US policymakers to bolster raw materials supply chains, according to a report from Texas-based Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Steven Swindells
 Rare earths even find their way into fighter jets like the F-35

Rare earths even find their way into fighter jets like the F-35

The China Rare Earth Group, a merger of three of China's state-owned enterprises in 2021, controls up to a quarter of global mineral-bearing rare-earth elements (REE), giving Chinese central planners significant...

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