Rare earth elements

Until recently, it would have seemed unlikely that a Chinese combat fleet would sail so close to Japan’s eastern tip.

China is cracking down on the illegal trafficking of critical minerals while maintaining its official embargo.

China’s plan unfolds in three stages: securing resources, building industrial capacity, and establishing innovation leadership.

The country has 39 university chemistry programs that specialize in rare earth elements.

For decades, wastewater was considered a problem to be contained, but now it’s set to become a resource.

The F-16 aircraft aren’t flyable. However, their value lies elsewhere. They’ll help other fighters to continue to be operational.

China’s restrictions on exporting rare earth elements are beginning to trigger measures like this to gain access to certain raw materials.

The U.S. saw China’s rare earth ban coming—and is now playing one of its last trump cards.

Chinese control over the supply of rare earth elements isn’t just a logistical or economic vulnerability. It’s also a geostrategic challenge of the first order.

China will stop shipping gallium, germanium and antimony, among other critical minerals, to the U.S.

China already controls rare earth elements, but mastering thorium production requires significant investment.