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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.

US urged to reduce reliance on Chinese rare earths US urged to reduce reliance on Chinese rare earths US urged to reduce reliance on Chinese rare earths US urged to reduce reliance on Chinese rare earths US urged to reduce reliance on Chinese rare earths

US urged to curb reliance on China rare earths

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