China commands a 60 percent share in global rare earth production and an estimated 90 percent in mineral processing. Its dominance of rare earth supplies—used in everything from electric cars and smartphones to missiles and jet fighters—remains a major bargaining chip in its negotiations with the United States.
torsdag 9. oktober 2025
China Tightens Grip on Minerals Before Trump-Xi Summit
China has placed sweeping new restrictions on rare earth materials and equipment in a move that could deny U.S. companies and defense contractors access to critical building blocks in their supply chains. The export controls, laid out on Thursday in two notices issued by China's Commerce Ministry, were a subtle shot across the bow to President Donald Trump ahead of his summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, with a bilateral trade agreement on the line.
China commands a 60 percent share in global rare earth production and an estimated 90 percent in mineral processing. Its dominance of rare earth supplies—used in everything from electric cars and smartphones to missiles and jet fighters—remains a major bargaining chip in its negotiations with the United States.
China commands a 60 percent share in global rare earth production and an estimated 90 percent in mineral processing. Its dominance of rare earth supplies—used in everything from electric cars and smartphones to missiles and jet fighters—remains a major bargaining chip in its negotiations with the United States.
