China has dominated every stage of the rare-earth supply chain over the past two decades. Efforts by other countries to reduce reliance on Chinese minerals have so far made little progress.

Walking into a jewelry store usually means seeing the same lineup of diamonds, gold, and maybe some sapphires if you’re lucky ...

Washington keeps repeating that it wants to “reduce risks,” not “break ties.” But China’s new rules on rare earths push the world in exactly the opposite direction. If the United States truly moves ...

A brief altercation involving Australian military aircraft over the South China Sea has spilt over, turning into another heated mudslinging match between Beijing and Canberra. An Australian P-8A ...

A shop clerk in eastern China accidentally broke jade bangles valued at over one million yuan (US$140,000), yet the owner chose compassion over compensation, giving the young man a chance to learn ...

Australia’s got reserves and mining expertise, and the United States is eager to invest in alternatives to China. But building mines, refineries and factories could take years. By Victoria Kim ...

When China tightened restrictions on rare-earth exports this month, stunning the White House, it was the latest reminder of Beijing’s control over an industry vital to the world economy. PREMIUM A ...

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WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical minerals agreement aimed at countering China on Monday at a meeting marked ...

Yusuf Bangura (Switzerland): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 October 2025: Very insightful piece! Trump and Biden foolishly thought the cards for global technological dominance were in US hands. They ...

China rebuts US calls to ease rare earth export controls US intentionally stoked global panic, says commerce ministry US accuses China of supply-chain power grab amid tariff threats Beijing says ...

The White House called China’s decision an attempt to weaponise its dominance in rare earths to gain leverage in geopolitical disputes. (File Photo) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday ...