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Rare Earths

Thailand’s green drive reflects China-US trade frictions

December 22, 2025November 28, 2025 by Ruttiya Bhula-or Yot Amornkitvika

Manufacturing strategy is no longer just an environmental initiative – ‘it is an economic survival plan’

Categories Insight Tags Carbon Policy, East Asia Forum, Electric Vehicles, News, Rare Earths, Tariffs, Thailand, The Long Read Leave a comment

Europe is wide open to China’s economic blackmail

December 15, 2025November 27, 2025 by Gracia Abad Quintanal

The EU will need to find new sources of rare earths to break Beijing’s monopoly on critical minerals

Categories Viewpoint Tags Communist Party of China, European Union, News, Rare Earths, The Conversation, The Long Read, Three-Way Tariffs, United States Leave a comment

China and the US plunge into a rare-earth crater

October 15, 2025October 14, 2025 by Marina Yue Zhang

Beijing creates a closed-loop ecosystem that pulls in Australia’s materials and exports finished goods

Categories Behind The News Tags China, Critical Minerals, Global Governance, News, Rare Earths, The Conversation, Trade War, United States Leave a comment

Xi trumps Trump and cripples global supply chains

June 5, 2025June 4, 2025 by China Factor Staff

China’s leader ‘must be encouraged at just how weak the response has been to rare earth’ restrictions

Categories Talking Point Tags China, Critical Minerals, News, Rare Earths, Trade War, United States Leave a comment

Rare chance to end China’s critical minerals monopoly

April 21, 2025April 18, 2025 by Marina Yue Zhang

Australia can break Beijing’s grip on key defense components and boost ties with the United States

Categories Commentary Tags China, News, Rare Earths, The Conversation, United States Leave a comment

China’s controversial search for rare earth minerals under the sea

February 4, 2021February 3, 2021 by Juweihu
Concerns are growing about mining for minerals on the ocean floors. China has conducted massive underwater research around the world.

Environmental group condemns mineral mining on the ocean floor, fearing ‘devastating consequences’

Categories Environmental Row Tags Base, China, Greenpeace, Jamaica, Mining, News, Oceans, Rare Earths Leave a comment

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