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China views its rare earths as a national security issue, not a trade one, and that’s why Beijing is unlikely to loosen ...

China has approved "a certain number" of export permits for rare earth elements and related items, its commerce ministry ...

Automakers are having to find ways to work around the cutback, such as using older technology that is more costly and less ...

Despite Beijing’s signal to ease rare earth exports, global supply cutoffs will remain an ever-present threat, experts warned ...

China’s rare earth dominance gives it powerful trade leverage over the U.S., as both sides seek a framework for easing ...

The US and China wrapped up two days of high-stakes trade talks in London. The result: a plan to establish a framework for ...

China accounts for 70 percent of the world’s rare-earth mining and, more important, more than 90 percent of the processing. Beijing put strict controls on exports of seven rare earths in April ...

The U.S. and China have reached a preliminary framework to advance a new trade agreement, following two days of high-level ...

as Beijing moves to secure control of the minerals it is wielding as a bargaining chip in its trade war with Washington. China has a near-monopoly over the processing of heavy rare earths into ...

China controls 90% of the global processing of rare earths. But despite a 90-day trade truce with the United States, Beijing has yet to loosen these controls, drawing ire from Washington.