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 quiet release of rare earth quotas is fresh proof that President Trump’s push for American independence on the vital ...

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

The U.S. and China, two of the world’s largest economies, broke new territory in trade negotiations over rare earth elements.

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 ...

China’s exports of rare-earth magnets increased nearly threefold in June from the previous month, after the country lifted ...

The U.S. once controlled the market on rare earth elements, sought after for a range of technologies. But in the last few ...

China mines about 60% of the world's rare earths and makes 90% of rare earth magnets. It sets quotas on output, smelting, and separation, which are monitored as a barometer of global supply. WHY ...

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.

Hong Kong (CNN) — Despite a 90-day truce in its trade war with the United States, China appears to be maintaining tight control over its rare earth exports – preserving a key source of ...

China’s rare earth export controls were “specifically designed to hit the US defense industry, and I cannot envision China stepping back from that,” said Thomas Kruemmer, ...