West scrambles to fill heavy rare earth gap as China rivalry deepens

The West's push to build a home-grown magnets supply chain to reduce its reliance on China - led by massive U.S. backing for ...
Scientific American

Will We Run Out of Rare Earth Elements?

Rare earth elements are actually more abundant than precious metals such as platinum and gold. The challenge, however, is ...

Plant ‘Breakthrough’ Could Help Ease Rare Earth Metal Crisis

Determining this and proving it was a complete surprise and a breakthrough,” geochemist Liuqing He told Newsweek.

SMX Emerges as the World's First Neutral Referee in a Global Verification Arms Race

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 14, 2025 / A new kind of global contest is unfolding, one that is not powered by ...
The Diplomat

Wargaming China’s Dominance in Rare Earths and Critical Minerals

The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This ...
KTVZ

What are rare earth minerals, and why are they central to Trump’s trade deal with China?

(CNN) — The US trade deal with China seeks to resolve a major sticking point of their ongoing trade war: rare-earth minerals. Despite multiple rounds of talks with US trade negotiators over the past ...
Bloomberg L.P.

G-7 to Announce Critical Minerals Alliance to Counter China

The Group of Seven nations are set to announce a critical minerals production alliance that would include supply agreements in a bid to counter China’s dominance in the sector. The group of wealthy ...
The White House

For Securing the Supply of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths through Mining and Processing

Whereas, the United States of America (the “United States” or “U.S.”) and Japan (together, the “Participants”) intend to support the supply of raw and processed critical minerals and rare earths ...
New York Post

Dow soars 300 points over possible China trade deal on rare earths, soybeans and TikTok

US stocks closed at all-time highs Monday after President Trump signaled a trade deal with China is likely to come this week, including an end to export restrictions on critical minerals. The Dow ...
The Motley Fool

Interested in Rare Earth and Critical Minerals Stocks? You Might Consider Buying This ETF

The long-term supply-demand picture should be favorable for critical minerals and rare-earth elements, which should help boost stock prices of select companies. Mining stocks are particularly risky ...
CNN

If you think Trump’s China deal is the end of the story, you haven’t been paying attention

Financial markets kicked off the week by gleefully cheering the weekend’s headlines that trade talks between the United States and China went smoothly. Just weeks earlier, Trump had threatened to ...
The Washington Post

China’s trade bullying calls for an Article 5

Victor Cha is president of the geopolitics and foreign policy department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a professor at Georgetown University. Ellen Kim is director of ...